Archive for November, 2007
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Philippines: The Center Must Hold
For Immediate Release
The Black & White Movement
Contact: Vicente R. Romano III, 0920.961.5610
Leah Navarro. 0917.898.1857
29 November 2007
THE CENTER MUST HOLD
Once more, our country [...]
Amidst the political turmoil faced by the Arroyo administration, highlighted by the Trillanes-Lim – led action at Makati city yesterday, some sectors of the civil society which have long called for the ouster of President Arroyo raise their own demands.
Gabriela Women’s Partylist Representative Liza Largoza Maza today led
the filing of a resolution seeking to look into P14.1B C5 North
Extension project that is expected to demolish the homes of over
40,000 families in 10 barangays in Quezon City, including those in the
University of the Philippines, in Diliman.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today urged the new government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to order an immediate investigation into a minister after he reportedly ordered police officers to beat two journalists in his office in retaliation for a critical news report.
“It is outrageous that Minister Sylvain Ngabu remains in the [...]
The Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) today expressed its serious disappointment over the decision of Senate Committee on Finance Chair Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile to restore P12.1-billion worth of repayments for questionable loans and slash P4.2 billion from the House approved budget for health services in the Senate version of the 2008 national government budget.
Outgoing [...]
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned the recent waves of attacks on media in Somalia which have included arrests and censorship.
On Monday two journalists were arrested by forces in the self-proclaimed state of Somaliland for their work in a disputed town. The same day, the mayor of Mogadishu restricted media coverage of the [...]
The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) condemns the imposition of the curfew by Pres. Gloria Arroyo as oppressive, unconstitutional and an arbitrary overkill intended only to instill fear on the people. Article III, Section 6 of the Constitution states that “Neither shall the right to travel be impaired except in the interest of [...]
By Inday Espina-Varona
MANILA, Philippines — A detained coup plotter and new senator of the republic took over a luxury hotel in the country’s financial district Thursday in yet another armed attempt to oust President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. But the moment Antonio Trillanes opened his mouth marked the beginning of the end of his bizarre quest for [...]
The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility and the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines issued separate statements today on the arrest of journalist covering the Peninsula Hotel incident.
Below is the CMFR’s statement:
An Unprecedented Outrage
Never in the turbulent recent history of the Philippines has any government, including that of Ferdinand Marcos, ever taken into [...]
By Carlos H. Conde
MANILA — Shortly after a police armored personnel carrier rammed through a hotel lobby in the Philippine capital, a group of soldiers and military officers announced they were ending the standoff with police that had begun this morning.
By Fr. Shay Cullen
OLONGAPO CITY, Philippines — Most of the young teenagers that have died violent deaths in recent years have been from the hands and guns of death squads that roam the City of Davao executing people with impunity. This is especially after the suspects were warned by the Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. As a [...]
In contrast to their earlier hyperbolic claims, government negotiators are now at least finally acknowledging that the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) will have adverse effects, hence the need for “safety nets”. But no amount of safety nets will be enough precisely because Japan’s intention is to create conditions for the maximum exploitation of the [...]
MANILA — As the Arroyo administration continues to trumpet the country’s economic gains, most respondents to the IBON nationwide continued to doubt government’s hype on the economy.
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) today welcomed the stunning victory in the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Hans-Martin Tillack, a reporter whose house and offices were raided by Belgian police on the urging of fraud investigators within the European Unions three years ago.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on Cameroon’s Prime Minister Ephraim Inoni to intervene after media group TV + dismissed 8 journalists and media workers accused of being the organisers of a recent strike protesting their working conditions.
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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