Archive for July, 2007
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IFJ Condemns “Climate of Intimidation” as Iran Attacks Independent Press
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today accused Iran of “creating a climate of intimidation against press freedom” after the authorities in Tehran banned a pro-reform newspaper and a news agency.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and German media group Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ Mediengruppe) pledged to work together to ensure that journalists produce quality journalism all over Europe after the two signed the first-ever global framework agreement in the media sector.
MANILA — Bayan Muna President Satur C. Ocampo today expressed “vehement
objection” to the Commission on Elections’ adoption of the First Party
Rule that resulted in a partial proclamation of partylist groups that
won a mandate in the May polls and the reduction of seats for groups
critical of the Arroyo administration.
THIS JUST IN: The Supreme Court today dismissed the government’s motion for reconsideration on the dismissal of the rebellion case against the six members of Congress who belong to partylist groups Bayan Muna, Gabriela and Anakpawis, Bayan Muna said. Atty. Romeo T. Capulong, lead counsel of the Batasan 6, said the “SC ruling has far-reaching implications” and that he would ask the court to order the immediate release of Anakpawis Rep. Crispin Beltran, who is under police custody.
Alfonso Capiales , 72, municipal coordinator for Nabunturan, Compostela Valley Province, of Anakpawis was killed inside his home by two unidentified assassins on the evening of July 7.
MANILA — Mobile connectivity has no boundaries as far as a SMART subscriber is concerned.
He or she is able to connect to over 27 million subscribers almost anywhere in the country and in the world. In 2006 alone, over 3 billion international connections were logged on the SMART network.
MANILA — The groundbreaking SMART Wireless Engineering Education Program (SWEEP) formally implemented its faculty immersion series recently, providing special lectures, fieldwork, and hands-on activities to 24 key engineering faculty members from partner schools all over the country.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- A draft agreement among peace workers and stakeholders in Mindanao on their commitment to battle terrorism in all fronts would be presented to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo when she graces Tuesday the two-day Mindanao Peace and Security Summit which started at the Pryce Hotel here today.
BUTUAN CITY— Barely two weeks before she delivers her 7th State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) on July 23, President Gloria-Macapagal Arroyo will visit Butuan City Tuesday to inspect another priority infrastructure project in the CARAGA Region that is vital to the realization of her Super Regions economic development plan.
MANILA — Believing that knowledge is the greatest creator of wealth in the present global economy, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo vowed today to improve and modernize the country’s educational system before the end of her term in 2010.
MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo pushed the green button this morning on the latest government project that now makes the location and contact numbers of government financing agencies just a text away.
Antonio Calipjo Go, academic supervisor of the Marian School in Quezon City, has been launching a crusade against the many errors in Philippine textbooks. In a full-page ad in today’s issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Go asks: “Were the writers of this book even thinking when they decided to include the abominable words TITI and TITATITA in a schoolbook for schoolchildren? (Borat would’ve asked: Is they crazy?) After Pepe’s pee pole, what will these good people think of next — Pilar’s pekpek (ari ng babae)?”
By CARLOS H. CONDE | International Herald Tribune
After two decades of building legal cases against the Marcoses in the Philippines and abroad, in hopes of reclaiming an estimated $10 billion it says the Marcoses stole during their two-decade hold on power, the Philippine government has suffered a series of stinging courtroom defeats in recent weeks. The victories have emboldened the family, led by Imelda, to wage a renewed struggle to regain control not just of their assets, many still frozen by the government, but also their place in the country’s history.
In Metro Manila alone, 85 percent of the 6,169 tons of garbage generated daily end up in waterways, such as creeks and esteros close to both residential and commercial areas, making these a breeding ground for diseases and floods induced by clogged waterways. In rural areas, the proliferation of garbage dumpsites has also taken over forest areas, watersheds, and even coastal zones, spreading leachate to otherwise productive soil and water resources and emitting toxic gases into the air.
Human trafficking today is a multi-billion dollar industry and a major human rights concern that requires the collective effort of the global community to be successfully eradicated, according to a senior official of the United Nations Development Fund for Women.
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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