Archive for June, 2007
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Philippines: Implementing rules of anti-terror law up in Malacanang meeting tomorrow
MANILA — Plans and programs for the implementation of the Anti-Terrorism Law will be discussed during the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) meeting on Thursday in Malacanang.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita announced in his weekly press briefing in Malacanang this afternoon that the ATC, a special body composed of high-ranking officials from the different law enforcement agencies, will [...]
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today backed Venezuelan journalists in their call on National Journalists’ Day for freedom of the press and the right to report independently at a protest that focuses on the shut down of the country’s oldest broadcaster Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV).
“The many serious irregularities, anomalies and acts of fraud in the Maguindanao special canvassing, including but not limited to massive vote padding in 16 municipalities and the refusal of the special canvassers to make the municipal canvassers explain why it took them so long to submit the municipal canvass reports are enough reasons to exclude and set aside the alleged Maguindanao certificate of canvass,” said Bayan Muna lawyer Neri Javier Colmenares.
That 19th century Philippine masters Juan Luna and Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo have iconic status in Philippine art history is accepted by Filipinos. To discuss the significance of Luna and Hidalgo to them as artists and in their artmaking, the Lopez Memorial Museum and the Museum Foundation of the Philippines, Inc have invited artists Alwin [...]
Now, Filipinos can learn everything they need to know about how to better manage credit in 52 reader-friendly pages with Use Credit Wisely, the latest phase in Citibank’s ongoing financial education campaign.
Agham, the organization of progressive scientists in the Philippines, will hold a forum titled “Knowing Big Brother: State Surveillance & the Human Security Act of 2007″ tomorrow, June 28, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, at the Claro M. Recto Hall of the Faculty Center in UP Diliman. The invite reads: “We’re all being watched. In the guise of searching for criminals and terrorists, there are invisible eyes and intricate surveillance networks that can follow you as you walk the streets, go into establishments and invade even our own homes.”
BATA, Equatorial Guinea – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo cited Tuesday the world-class Filipino workers here for their contribution to the development and progress of this Catholic nation in Africa.
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA / Bulatlat
July 14 marks the start of the implementation of the Philippines’s new anti-terror law, the Human Security Act of 2007. Will this mean the end of terror or will it only legitimize the mechanisms of the more serious threat of state-sponsored terrorism?
Activists in Davao City held a demonstration on Tuesday, the International Day Against Torture, denouncing the political killings and abductions in the Philippines. The New York-based Human Rights Watch is expected to release tomorrow, Wednesday, a report on the atrocities allegedly being committed by state security forces against leftists and political dissenters. (Contributed photo)
These days, one of the joys the Internet can bring to people are online or web-based applications. There are several for writing and collaboration (more on these in later posts) and there are many for editing pictures.
When narratives are perverted for purposes beyond truth, or even against truth, how does one distinguish between a simulacrum of reality and reality itself? The eye, after all, doesn’t see; the brain does.
It can be a nebulous concept, but when politicians, political analysts and sociologists talk about the “masa,” they usually mean the masses of the poor and the disadvantaged. The Philippine Left, whether armed or unarmed, sees the “masa” if awakened as the makers of history. Filipino politicians see them primarily as the determinants of the outcome of elections.
MANILA — The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan today challenged the government-created Melo Commission to investigate and acquire the testimonies of the three anonymous generals who have implicated the Armed Forces in the Philippines in the killings of activists.
Reds seek activation of NPA hit squads in cities After Ampatuan Massacre, 2009 a Record Year for Journalist Killings Worldwide CHR to military: Respect and protect human rights during martial law in Maguindanao Maguindanao, its political elite and a culture subservient to corruption U.S. Must Improve Responsiveness to Mass Atrocities; Absent UN Action, Make Clear Willingness to Act on Its Own, Says New CFR Report Martial law dilutes the Philippines’s human rights and democratic gains Martial law in Maguindanao sets ‘most dangerous precedent’ Lawyers will wear black armbands, ribbons in courts Law group shall file plunder cases against President Arroyo et al. UN Experts: Maguindanao massacre must be the start of a major reform process
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