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Heads to roll in bungled hostage rescue operation — Aquino

THOSE WHO committed lapses in Monday’s hostage rescue will be held accountable, President Benigno C. Aquino III vowed yesterday, while a Palace official virtually blamed the past administration over... Read more »

Bus driver: Hostage-taker got mad after brod’s arrest

MANILA, Philippines – A survivor in Monday’s 12-hour hostage drama in Manila said the hostage-taker started shooting the hostages after he saw his brother’s arrest on nationwide TV. In... Read more »

HK legislator wants answers, apology from Aquino

ONG KONG – Another solemn memorial for a people still in shock. Another sad day in Hong Kong. Hong Kong chief executive Donald Tsang led all senior government officials at the Golden Bauhinia Square... Read more »

Under Aquino III: Promoting Ties of Dependency with the U.S.?

Those who are watching the first 100 days of the new administration can now start focusing their lens on President Benigno S. Aquino III’s coming visit to the United States in September – his first... Read more »

The Cojuangco compromise agreement

The so-called compromise agreement announced by the management of the Cojuangco-owned Hacienda Luisita Inc. (HLI) comes ahead of an upcoming decision of the Supreme Court on the legality of the Presidential... Read more »

Commission omission

AS THE CONCEPT has evolved, a truth commission is tasked with investigating and revealing wrongdoing by a past government, or a succession of governments. Its formation, as in Argentina, Chile, South Africa,... Read more »

Hunt for Arroyos’ alleged ill-gotten wealth starts

MANILA, Philippines – Plagued by scams and other allegations of graft, the 9-year reign of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is perceived to be worse than the 20-year rule of dictator Ferdinand Marcos... Read more »

Indigenous Peoples Call for Review of IPRA, Other Laws Affecting Their Communities

MANILA — A review of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA), a mining moratorium and to put a stop to the counterinsurgency program Oplan Bantay Laya (OBL) became the rallying calls for more than 200... Read more »

SC Justices Demolish Cojuangco-Aquinos’ Justifications for Giving Farmers ‘Pieces of Paper’ Instead of Land

Highlights in Wednesday’s oral arguments at the Supreme Court: Why farmers’ shares of stocks were diluted, why new workers who were not party to the SDO in 1989 were given new shares, why shares were... Read more »

Truth Commission Criticized as Limited, Toothless

By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL MANILA – The long-awaited Truth Commission to be formed by President Benigno S. Aquino III through Executive Order No. 1, which he signed last July 30, proves to be a disappointment... Read more »

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