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 »

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 »

43 Health Workers Cry Torture

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February 16, 2010

MANILA — The 43 health workers who were arrested Saturday morning in Morong, Rizal province have been subjected to physical and psychological torture, colleagues said. After three days, relatives and... Read more »

Macau Dreams, Dashed by Scammers

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February 16, 2010

MANILA — “It is cold in Macau,” Herman Vendiola, 52, said before recalling his life in the gambling capital of Asia. In some ways, he said, the thought of the climate there heightens his sense of... Read more »

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