COMPLAINT VS MILITARY
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March 1, 2010
MORONG 43, LAWYERS FILE BEFORE HUMAN RIGHTS BODY MANILA — The 43 health workers arrested by the military in Morong, Rizal, on Feb. 6 filed a complaint before the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) this... Read more »
TV spins of top bets, ‘not Bible truth’
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March 1, 2010
Credible message, not volume or value, makes good ‘pol ads’ By Karol M. Ilagan HE has racked up nearly a billion pesos worth of TV ad spots, by network rate cards, in the last three months alone,... Read more »
KONTRA DAYA: Watch dog vs Election Fraud
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March 1, 2010
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat.com MANILA — A 2010 election watchdog group launched yesterday is geared not only to monitor the upcoming elections, but also to rally the public to respond accordingly... Read more »
Decline and fall
Luis V. Teodoro
March 1, 2010
The appalling state of Philippine political and government institutions was painfully on display via what was happening to and in the Philippine Senate barely a week ago — on the eve of an election campaign... Read more »
Study in contrast
Carol Pagaduan Araullo
March 1, 2010
The contrast is too stark to be missed. “But they are NPA (New People’s Army)!” Thus did Executive Secretary and former General Eduardo Ermita justify the arbitrary arrest of 43 health workers and... Read more »
The Gains and Promise of the People Power Uprising at Edsa
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March 1, 2010
The ruling elite and one segment of the middle class would want to make the people believe that one person could fulfill the unfinished tasks of Edsa 1 to lull the Filipino masses into complacency and... Read more »
Community Broadcasters Worldwide Condemn Impunity in RP
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March 1, 2010
BANGALORE, India — More than 300 community broadcasters from 21 countries unanimously approved a resolution condemning the culture of impunity in the Philippines during the conclusion of the second regional... Read more »
MORONG 43: A Doctor to the People, Hurt and Broken
Hermie Garcia
March 1, 2010
MANILA — Dr. Alex Montes, 62, is a retired surgeon but still an active medical practitioner who regularly joined medical missions and conducted trainings for health workers and volunteers. It’s a vocation... Read more »
Groups Work Double Time to Save OFW from Death Row
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March 1, 2010
MANILA — “Is Jakatia still alive?” Migrante International, the progressive group that advocates the rights of overseas Filipino workers, asked this question last week, referring to Jakatia Pawa,... Read more »
A Bloody Struggle for Land in Compostela Valley
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February 16, 2010
MANILA — For the farmers, peasants and indigenous peoples of Southern Mindanao, the past several years had been a period of great danger and violence. During the recent Lakbayan, a national peasant... Read more »












