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FV Agcaoili: As UN
Committee Against Torture dismisses GRP report Ermita tries to pin human
rights violations on the NPA, June 4, 2009
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FV Agcaoili:
Bounty for Sison and Rosal, preposterous and the height of cover-up and
impunity, May 7, 2009
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Jose Maria Sison:
Tasks and prospects of the workers of the world amind the global financial
and economic crisis, May 4, 2009
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Luis Jalandoni: Arroyo regime is condemnable
for making false charges to cover up extrajudicial killings by its armed
minions. May 7, 2009
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Council of EU fails to present any concrete evidence
of any specific act of terrorism against Prof. Jose Maria Sison
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Pleadings by Jan Fermon, the counsel of Prof. Sison at
the hearing of the Court of First Instance of the European Union on April
30, 2009.
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NDFP Human Rights Committee Chairman calls Ermita and
Gonzales Liars, April 4, 2009
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Comment on Sen. Escudero's statement, April 4, 2009
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Luis Jalandoni: Prof. Sison's legal victory exposes
failure of Arroyo regime's scheme, April 3, 2009
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Prof. Jose Maria Sison on the Dismissal of the Case
Against Him in The Netherland
BAN Balikatan or Bicolano Alliance for Nationalism Against Balikatan
is an alliance of nationalist and patriotic Bicolanos against the 2009 RP-US
Balikatan Exercises - the 25th Joint RP-US War Exercises, to be conducted in
the provinces of Region V Bicol, Philippines.
BAN Balikatan believes that the main purpose for conducting joint military
exercises by the AFP and US Military in Bicol this 2009 is to intensify the
US intervention in our country.This activity is a flagrant violation of our
country’s sovereignty and integrity based from the related provisions in the
Constitution.
Contact BAN Balikatan at banbalikatan.media@gmail.com
Visit website at:
http://banbalikatan.wordpress.com/
■
 Celebration
and Book Launching
We
celebrate the legal victgory of Prof. Jose Maria Sison over the false charge
against him and join in the launching of his two latest books, 09 May 2009,
Amsterdam
■ Salient Points About the
International Situation by Jose Maria Sison
For the 3rd Congress of BAYAN USA. Los Angeles, March 28, 2009
Click here for complete text
click here to listen to the
speech in mp3 format
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ILPS Message of Solidarity to the Beirut International
Forum for Resistance, Anti-imperialism, Solidarity Between Peoples and
Alternatives
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Jose Ma. Sison: Recalling Mang Ramoning, Dr. Ramon C.
Sison, Jan. 13, 2009
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ILPS denounces the vile record of Bush and reminds
Obama of the people;s ourtrage, Jan. 13, 2009
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ILPS condemns Israeli ground invasion of Gaza and the
escalating massacre of Palestinina people, Jan. 4, 2009
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Disinformation by Gonzales and Razon is patently
mendacious and ineffedtive - NDFP Negotiating Panel member, Fidel Agcaoili,
Jan. 1, 2009
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Senator Jamby Madrigal, NDFP call for peace talks
resumption,
Twits Dutch government for “poisoning” peace talks in Philippines, Nov. 10,
2008
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Hostile reaction of Arroyo regime to
Madrigal-Jalandoni joint statement is utterly malicious and deplorable - by
Prof. Jose Maria Sison, Nov. 15, 2008
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Environmental activist group denounces the Arroyo government for
allowing oil and gas exploration activities by ExxonMobil in the
Philippines, Jan. 9,2009
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Gov’t to deploy 2M OFWs next year; Migrants group warns OFWs to brace
for harder times in 2009. Dec. 30, 2008
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Militant youth group condemns arrest of Batangas protesters as part of
the r enewed wave of criminalization of political acts
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Arrest and detention of 15 protesters in Batangas City: part of
continuing attack against activists in Southern Tagalog – BAYAN-ST
 The Free Atty. Saladero et. al. Coalition has put up a
website
dedicated to the campaign to release prominent labor lawyer Atty.
Remigio D. Saladero Jr., and to stop the criminalization of other
Southern Tagalog activistS, Nov. 21, 2008.
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Committee DEFEND slams Arroyo regime for slandering
Prof. Jose Maria Sison, Dec.31, 2008
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Luis Jalandoni: Letter to UN Secretary General Ban
Ki-Moon on children in armed confict, Dec. 11, 2008
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Message on the 40th founding anniversary of the
CPP,
December 26, 2008
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Highlights of the 40th anniversary.message,Dec. 24,
2008
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Jose Maria Sison,
Founding Chairman, CPP:
Greetings To The Communist Party of The Philippines on
the Occasion of its Fortieth Founding Anniversary,
December 26, 2008
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Arroyo regime is flagrantly lying about the Oslo
informal talks - NDFP, Dec. 6, 2008
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Formal talks to negotiate substantive reforms must not
be preconditioned and negated by protracted Ceasefire by Luis Jalandoni,
Dec. 4, 2008
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GRP is obsessed with surrender
of NDFP and ignores NDFP offers of doable types of ceasefire, Dec. 2, 2008
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Oslo, Norway - GRP blocks the
resumption of formal meetings of GRP and NDFP negotiating panels in Oslo,
Dec. 2, 2008
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The policy of "neoliberal"
globalization and the worsening economic crisis in the Philippines by Prof.
Jose Maria Sison
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Fidel Agcaoili of NDFP Monitoring Committee: On news
reports of alleged use of child soldiers by the NPA, Nov. 23, 2008
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Jose Maria Sison: My Experience of Imprisonment
and Torture, March 15, 2008
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Jose Maria Sison: End the Barbaric US War of Aggression Against the
People of Iraq
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Luis Jalandoni: Personal attacks against Prof. Sison
by Honasan are meant to support Arroyo regime
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Arroyo regime should read the handwriting on the wall,
March 1, 2008
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Jose Maria Sison: The magnitude of the protest mass
actions today will indicate how close is the end of the Arroyo regime
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Jose Maria Sison: GMA is ripe for ouster by the broad
mass movement
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Jose Maria Sison: Prospects for resumption of formal
talks are bright if Arroyo is ousted
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Karapatan says CHR's high rating for Arroyo rights record
is retraction of critical stance. The supposed watchdog as lapdog.
Read more
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No to GMA takeover of
Meralco -- Bayan Muna, Anakpawis, Gabriela partylists
Read more
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Current Philippine situation and prospects of the NDFP
by Prof. Jose Maria Sison, April 25, 2008
■ ILPS Chair Prof. Jose Maria Sison: ILPS congratulates
the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) and the Nepali people for victory of
democratic cause
■ ILPS Chair Prof. Jose Maria Sison: Reactionary
movement represented by Dalai Lama is financed by US imperialism and is
condemnable
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The
National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) is thankful to the Royal
Norwegian Government, Third Party Facilitator to the GRP-NDFP peace
negotiations, for making possible the informal meeting between the GRP and
the NDFP for the purpose of finding ways of resuming the formal meetings of
the negotiating panels in GRP-NDFP peace negotiations in accordance with The
Hague Joint Declaration.
Read more
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NDFP
negotiating panel chair Luis Jalandoni outlines impediments to overcome for
the resumption of formal peace negotiations between the GRP and NDFP.
Read
more
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Pagbati
sa pamunuan at mga balangay ng Anakbayan sa matagumpay na pagdaos nito ng
ika-5 kongreso ni Prop. Jose Maria Sison
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Message
to the League of Filipino Students by Prof. Jose Maria Sison, May 31, 2008
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US ambassador Kenney is lying about US involvement in
MOA-AD sham, August 16, 2008
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Pretense at generosity with full malice by US
imperialism and the Arroyo regime, August 15, 2008
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Long live the great legacy of Sen. Lorenzo M. Tañada
by Jose Maria Sison, August 10, 2008
■ The
lies of Arroyo add insult to injury but the people are fighting back - Jose
Maria Sison (July 26, 2008)
■
Interview with Prof. Jose Maria Sison
in connection with the 100th year
of
the University of the Philippines
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Interview with Prof. Jose Maria
Sison on the
International League of Peoples' Struggle (ILPS), July 20, 2008
Interview
with Prof. Jose Maria Sison
on his oppression, people's war
and peace negotiations,
January 27, 2008
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Arroyo escalates brutal campaigns of suppression and
closes the door to peace negotiations - Jose Maria Sison, Aug. 22, 2008
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Arroyo regime renders impossible formal talks between
GRP and MILF - Jose Maria Sison, Aug. 21, 2008
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ILPS decries US hypocrisy on the Russian-Georgian conflict, demands US
Imperialism and NATO to get out of Caucasus, Aug. 19, 2008
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ILPS Chair Jose Maria Sison congratulates the first
Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Aug. 16,
2008
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NDFP Negotiating Panel Meets with Nepal's Comrade
Gustav, Sept. 23, 2009
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Joma Sison addresses Baguio
students on the role of neoliberal globalization in the worsening economic
crisis of the Philippines, Sept. 15, 2008 (from Nordis Weekly)
|
 SARAH RAYMUNDO is
Assistant Professor from UP Diliman's Department of Sociology, College
of Social Sciences and Philosophy. She's been teaching in UP for almost
ten years. She has met, and even exceeded, the minimum requirements for
tenure. Why then, after almost a year since she applied for tenure, is
Prof. Raymundo being denied of a permanent status in the university?
Sarah is the Secretary-General of the Congress of Teachers/Educators for
Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND), Treasurer of the Alliance of
Concerned Teachers (ACT) National Council, and an active member of the
All UP Academic Employees Union (AUPAEU).
■
Who\'s Afraid of Sarah
Raymundo?
■
All UP Academic
Employees Union (AUPAEU) Diliman Chapter on the Non-granting of Tenure
to Prof. Sarah Raymundo
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Blogspot - Tenure
for Prof. Sarah Raymundo
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The struggle for jjustice and tenure for UP
Prof. Sarah Raymundo, Feb. 6, 2009
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■ Kawagib
commemorates Bud Dajo massacre, calls an end to US intervention, March
6, 2009
■ Church
people alarmed over the spate of human rights violations in Negros -
PCPR Negros, Feb. 16, 2009
■ Justice
for Sr. Stella Matutina, OSB and environmental advocates!
■ "Gloria
is Exploiting Filipino Nurses All Over Again!" - HEADm Feb. 10, 2009
■ Faith,
Labor, and Human Rights Leaders Send US Congress Letter of Concern on US
Military Aid to the Philippines, Feb. 11, 2009
■ Constitutionality
of VFA a blow to PHilippine Sovereignty- NUPL, Feb. 12, 2009
■ Smith
detention within Philippine territory is non-negotiable- Gabriela, feb
12, 2009
■ SC
decision on VFA renders courts toothless against US troops- Gabriela,
Feb. 11, 2009
■ Echanis'
literary folio launching:Poems show Echanis' militancy and dedication -
KMP, fEB. 4, 2009
■ LFS:
SC ruling on Smith's custody is 'one step forward, two steps back', fEB.
12, 2009
■ Moro
Human Rights Group denounces spokesperson's surveillance, Feb. 11, 2009
■ Moro
Youth, Student Groups denounce inadequate 2009 Education Budget, Feb.
10, 2009
■ On
Task Force Usig's report on extra-judicial killings: Culture of murder
still widespread, perpetrators remain unpunished, Feb. 10, 2009
■ Committee
approval of Nograles Resolution signals start of chacha warm Malacañang
no chacha assurance only intended to lull people into complacency- NUPL,
Feb. 4, 2009
■ UN
Human Rights Committee finds RP government guilty of rights violations
on the Eden Marcellana and Eddie Gumanoy case, Nov. 22, 2008
■ Students call for economic relief, not charter
change, Nov. 21, 2008
■ General Esperon's "talking points" are meant to
sabotage GRP-NDFP peace negotiations. Nov. 20, 2008
■ Largest
migrant group preparing for a global boycott of Globe, Nov. 19, 2008
■ CPA:
Kin of missing Igorot activist brings “mabtad”
call to Congress, Nov. 17, 2008
■ Support
the Protest and Fast for Life and Dignity Against Plunder and
Contamination in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct. 31, 2008
■ NUPL:
Colleagues remember fallen lawyers, judges; condemn impunity, Oct. 31,
2008
■ KALIKASAN:
Environmentalists call Pres. Arroyo's flagship mining project a model of
corruption, Oct. 31, 2008
■ KMU: Amid protectionism for plunderer Jocjoc
Bolante; Progressive lawyer, workers, orgs cracked down, swiftly
detained, Oct. 30, 2008
■ Solidarity Philippines affirms the call made by 5
Catholic Bishops for fundamental and far-reaching transformation of
Philippine society, Oct. 29, 2008
■ Gabriela
Statement on the Manila Global Forum on Migration and Development,
Oct.28, 2008
■ Initial findings of the National Interfaith
Humanitarian Mission to North Cotabato and Maguindanao, Oct. 22-25, 2008
■ INITIAL
REPORT of International Solidarity Mission to Surface James Balao, Oct.
22-23, 2008
■ CEGB
demands justice for Rachelle Mae Palang (1986-2008), press freedom
fighter and nurse for the people, Sept. 24, 2008
■ GABRIELA demands release of Mary Grace Delicano,
condems persecution of political activists, Sept. 28, 2008
■ Muslims,
Christians hold relief mission; call peaceful Eid’l Fitr, Sept. 29, 2008
■ KASIMBAYAN:
GMA is pronouncing peace but waging war, Sept. 28, 2008
■ By insinuating that massacred children were child
warriors, video of alleged MILF child warriors makes Moro children open
targets for miliary attacks - CRC
■ Junked Lozada petition for amparo is another
shameful CA ruling - KARAPATAN
■ CBCP
News: Ecumenical group to help facilitate resumption of GRP-NDFP talks
■ Students complain of campus militarization,
red-baiting; File complaints before CHR
■ MILF
child-warrior tagging by the AFP, an alibi to justify their atrocious
violations against moro children – KABIBA
■ AFP
slammed for killing women and children in Maguindanao
■ Kawagib
Human Rights group condemns military brutal attacks against civilians,
calls observe Protocols of War
■ A
time of crisis, a time of militancy:- Message of Prof. Jose Maria
Sison to the League of Filipino Students on its 31st anniversary
■
Daughter
of missing and detained NDFP Consultants filed an Appeal today to the
Supreme Court, Sept. 3, 2008
■
Moro
group expresses fear on the government's decision to abort peace talks,
Sept. 3, 2008
■
Student
group: Military deploying agents in Metro campuses, targetinganti-Arroyo
youths by LFS, Sept. 2, 2008
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Putting a cork on brain drain by AGHAM, Sept. 4,
2008
■
GABRIELA
solons seek probe on US intrusion, Agenda in
Mindanao, Aug. 27, 2008
■
CENPEG - Peace in Mindanao -- at what price?- Aug.
26, 2008
■
BAYAN:
On the escalating armed conflict in Mindanao, Aug. 26, 2008
■
GABRIELA - Mothers in Cadiz are victims, not
criminals, Aug. 25, 2008
■
KARAPATAN: Rights group reiterates call on the
Parties in conflict to ensure the safety of civilians at all times; stop
the hostilities and resolve issues on the negotiating table, Aug. 24,
2008
■
Gabriela:
Despite talks of renegotiation: intensified militarization, Arroyo's DDR
to erode mutual confidence in GRP-MILF peace talks, Aug. 23, 2008
■
Salinlahi: Katarungan para sa mga batang biktima
ng giyera sa Mindanao, iginiit, Aug. 22, 2008
■
Peace talks charade - column by Dr. Carol Araullo,
Aug. 23, 2008
■
Arroyo's
policy shift in peace negotiations will intensify conflict in Mindanao -
InPeaceMindanao, Aug. 21, 2008
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Amidst
armed conflict and political repression, human rights work must be
carried out vigorously-KARAPATAN, Aug. 20, 2008
■
BAYAN marks the 110th birth
anniversary of Sen. Lorenzo Tañada, Aug. 10, 2008
■
Mindanao
peace group says Arroyo must be made accountable for spoiling GRP-MILF
pact; US should keep out, Aug. 16, 2008
■
Mrs.
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a grand hazard to peace in the Moroland -
Suara Bangsamoro Northern Mindano.
■
OUT NOW! questions US troops involvement in
Philippine Army operations in Baliki, Midsayap
■
Teodoro's
Mission Impossible - letter to the editor by Norma Dollaga, Aug. 18,
2008
■
Clever girl - by Luis Teodoro, Aug. 15, 2008
■
Arroyo wants lasting reign, not lasting peace in
Mindanao, Aug. 14, 2008
■
Oplan Bantay Laya 2 behind harassment of human
rights defender - PCPR, Aug. 15, 2008
■
Railroading
charter change: could lead to violent upheaval in the country, NUPL,
Aug. 16, 2008
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KARAPATAN Monitor, 2nd Quarter 2000 Report
■
BATINGAW - news, views and analsysis from Migrante
Melbourne, July-Aug 2008 issue
■
Principled peace negotiations, not charter change
- NCCP, Aug. 16, 2008
■
Letter
of thanks from the family of Rep. Crispin Ka Bel Beltran and the
Anakpawis partylist
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Arroyo
must be held accountable for allowing US intervention in peace process -
BAYAN, Aug. 16, 2008
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Back where I started - Dr. Carol Araullo
■
Suara calls on PGMA to stop the Pinols from
reviving vigilante groups on BJE issue
■
On the GRP-MILF Ancestral Domain Agreement - Rep.
Satur Ocampo
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Workers,
urban poor skip meals and sleep longer to cope with crisis by CTUHR
■
One UP student's journey
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Katas ng VAT for the poor: the data and the math
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Bangsamoro
Juridical Entity should not be used to divide the people of Mindanao
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Migrante
calls for suspension of levy, July 16, 2008
■
Global
oil giants and local big 3 profitting from prices bloated by speculation,
July 16, 2008
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Poja's
family and fellow activists continue the call for justice, demand disclosure
of witness to slay, July 17, 2008
■
Where
are the protesters - by Bayan Chair Carol Araullo, July 18,2008
■
Over-priced,
kickback-ridden ODA projects' payments, not projects for the poor, behind
VAT collection - Rep. Liza Maza, July 16, 2008
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Northrail
project is a burden to the people - Rep. Liza Maza, July 15, 2008
■
Youth
group slams AFP's lies, urge military to turn over Fatima to Nanay Maria,
July 16, 2008
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Youth
group holds noise barrage against high price of rice,continues 18-day
protest caravan up to Arroyo’s SONA, July 15, 2008
■
KMP
lauds Davao City council resolution banning military presence in schools,
July 16, 2008
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All
systems go for bigger class walkouts on July 18; Youth call on public to
'rise up' vs. price hikes, join People's SONA
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AFP
urged to release abducted minor to mother
■
Palayain
si Fatima at RoseAnn Gumanoy - Gabriela TK
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Rep.
Satur Ocampo's UP Centennial Lecture
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Mrs.
Maria Gumanoy's statement on her daughter being under duress
■
Kasamang
Marfred Wadell of the cultural group SINAGBAYAN needs assistance to meet
medical expenses.
Click here for details
■
Anakpawis,
Bayan Muna and Gabriela representatives call Akbayan's malicious and
irresponsible charge a cheap shot at progressive partylist groups made to
gain mileage for the bogus Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program
■
TIME
magazine: The Philippines' Disappearing Dissidents
■
A
daughter's wish for her missing father on FATHER'S DAY
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International
Committee DEFEND condemns continuing oppression of Prof. Sison, June 8, 2008
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Two
glaring errors in the 5 June 2008 decision of The Hague District Court on my
complaint - Prof. Jose Maria Sison
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Agence
France Presse report is inaccurate and misleading, a statement by Prof. Jose
Maria Sison
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UN
rapporteur Alston stands by his findings on Philippine killings
Philippine NGO delegation aghast at the
open-faced arrogance of the Philippine government at the 8th Session of the
UN Human Rights Council
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RP's
election as VP in UN HRC does not mean that It Is doing its homework
■
Boycott
Del Monte Philippine products contaminated with deadly pesticide- calls
environmental activist group
■
RP's
Election as VP in UN HRC: An Insult to Victims of Rights Violations
Philippine legislators ask Canada for
help
Three
Philippine legislators are in Canada seeking help regarding
extrajudicial killings and Canadian mining companies operating in the
Philippines. These companies are accused of hiring military and
paramilitary forces to secure their operations.
Read more
Open Letter to the governments of
the Philippines and Canada
Canadian-based organizations and individuals strongly condemn the
harassment by armed men of Rep. Satur Ocampo and others, and the threat
of his imminent arrest.
Read more
NUPGE protests harassment of
Philippine human rights
leaders
Ottawa (24 April 2008) - The National
Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) says armed men have
harassed the leader of a human rights mission to Canada since his return
to the Philippines and threatened him with arrest.Read more
The Public
Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), with over 160,000 members, sent an
open letter to Arroyo strongly condemning the harassment by armed men of
Rep. Satur Ocampo on his return from a Human Rights Mission to Canada
and the threat of his imminent arrest. PSAC expressed serious concern
for his safety and that of the other members of the Mission, Rep.
Crispin Beltran and Rep. Luz Ilagan.
Read more.
Website of National Artist
Bienvenido Lumbera
Please check out
http://www.lumbera.ph,
The site features his works, lectures, speeches, books and more.
Recently uploaded are some of his recent speeches tackling society and
culture'
BAYAN doubts Arroyo efforts
to lower power rates
The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan today expressed serious
doubts over the Arroyo government’s efforts to lower
power rates by applying pressure on the Lopez-owned
distribution firm Meralco.
Read
more
POWER wants gov’t to remove
VAT on electricity
Savings of P206 for consumers of 200 kWh
Consumer groups today challenged Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
to remove the Value Added Tax on electricity if it is
really serious in lowering power rates.
Read
more..
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“A tax on a tax?”: POWER
questions VAT implementation on power rates.
Read more
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7 out of 10
Filipinos can't buy enough food, have trouble paying electricity bills,
basic costs - IBON.
Read
more
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Militant solons:
Napocor and Meralco earning billions, should substantially reduce prices
now!
Read
more
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Introducing the PILC
website.
The Public Interest Law
Center (PILC) renders legal services mainly to organized sectors of
Philippine society on legal issues that have a direct or indirect impact
on the lives of numerous classes. As a principal mission,
http://www.publicinterestlawcenter.org/
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Garcia
kin are stakeholders in 2nd largest electric utility
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers today scored Government Service Insurance
System (GSIS) President and General Manager Winston Garcia for failing to
publicly disclose his family’s involvement in the Visayan Electric Company (VECO),
the second largest private electric utility in the country.
Read more.
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“Garcia
is using GSIS members’ funds to enrich Malacañang’s cronies”
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers today issued a statement denouncing
Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) President and General Manager
Winston Garcia’s bid to take control of Meralco, the country’s largest
electric utility.
Read
more
■
Phil
govt, rebels hold Norway peace talks.
Read
more
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Norway
hosts GRP-NDF talks.
Read more
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Davao
City – Bagong Alyansang Makabayan strongly condemns today the killing of
Farmers' Association of Davao City secretary general and Kilusang Magbubukid
ng Pilipinas regional spokesperson Celso Pojas who was shot dead in front of
FADC-KMP office in Bugac, Maa.
Read more.
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Abra
files cases with GRP-NDFP joint monitoring committee
BAGUIO CITY (May 13) – Elders of Tubo, Abra announced in an interview that
they will file cases of human rights violation with the joint monitoring
committee of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the
National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).
The violations inflicted on their villages in the month long militarization
under the 50th Infantry Battalion (IB) of the Philippine Army that reminded
them of a nightmare in the 1980s when the nearby village of Beew was
transformed into a no man’s land after government troops burned houses,
killed a pregnant woman, and committed various human rights violations.
Read more
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Human
rights and the US ”war on terror” by Carol Araullo
The (US) strategy which is keyed on military stealth and might had trampling
effects on the basic liberties of suspected terrorists for laws are silent
when the guns of war do the talking. The war on terrorism has inevitable
spillover effects on human rights all over the world, especially in
countries suspected as being used as havens of terrorists. -- The Old
Struggle for Human Rights, New Problems Posed by Security, Chief Justice
Reynato S. Puno
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Philippine
Human Rights Group Stands by Concerns for Violations of Rights of Filipinos
in the Netherlands
On
this supposed “independence day” of the Philippines, the Philippine Human
Rights Watch delegation in attendance at the UN Human Rights Council 8th
Session confirms its support to the joint statement delivered by the
International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) during the
“interactive dialogue” yesterday on the consideration of the report of the
Working Group on the Netherlands Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
■
As
the UNHRC tackles the Philippine UPR Report on its 8th session,Philippine
UPR Watch Reiterates its call to the UNHR Council to pursue RP to totally
end Extrajudicial Killings and Disappearances in the Philippines. June 10,
2008
Mrs. Edita Burgos, mother of
missing activist Jonas Burgos, at the 8th session of the UN Human Rights
Council. Mrs. Burgos urged the United Nations to encourage the Philippines
to abide by its pledges and commitments and implement the recommendations of
the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
Burgos is part of the Philippine UPR Watch Delegation
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