Archive for November, 2007
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Philippines: Pimentel Doubts There Are US Bases in RP
PIMENTEL DOUBTS REPORT ON ALLEGED EXISTENCE OF US
MILITARY BASES IN RP
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Nene” Q. Pimentel,
Jr. (PDP-Laban) today said he does not think that the
United States has set up military bases in the
Philippines since the US can maintain its military
presence in the country through the Visiting Forces
Agreement.
The consumer group POWER and the militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan both slammed what they described as “another tainted privatization deal brought to us by Malacañang, at great cost to the consumers.”
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Nene” Q. Pimentel,
Jr. (PDP-Laban) today expressed the hope that the
Human Rights Compensation Act will be finally approved
by the 14th Congress before its year-end adjournment
as the government’s Christmas gift to some 10,000
victims of martial law atrocities.
TOKYO — The World Health Organization (WHO) today called for a major overhaul of the way patients are treated in Asia’s health facilities, saying medical care has become depersonalized and out of touch with the public’s rights and needs.
The 2007 Cinema One Originals Digital Movie Festival
Trinoma (Cinema 1)
Edsa corner North Avenue
November 30, Friday
12:05 pm HULING BALYAN NG BUHI
(The Woven Stories of The Other)
2:00 pm CONFESSIONAL and Astig
3:50 pm Agogo Makabago (Pandanggo segment)
and MALING AKALA
6:15 pm PRINSESA
8:30 pm TAMBOLISTA
10: 10 pm ALTAR
December 01, Saturday
11:15 am Ang Pagbalik and PRINSESA
1:45 pm TAMBOLISTA
3:30 pm Putot and [...]
SINGAPORE – As climate change threatens future growth, this threat also presents an opportunity for East Asian countries to renew development strategies for making their economies energy efficient, diversifying their energy portfolio and planning to lessen the impacts of natural disasters, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda said today.
“Climate challenge is daunting. However, it [...]
BY AUBREY MAKILAN
Bulatlat
MANILA, Philippines — Tears flowed with the rain as almost everyone at the picket in front of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) cried, and some even wailed after learning from news reports that the Kuwaiti Court of Cassation upheld the decision to impose the death penalty on overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Marilou [...]
A Kuwaiti court affirmed on Tuesday the death sentence of Filipino domestic helper Marilou Ranario, who had been convicted for allegedly killing her employer in Kuwait.
Statement of Foreign Affairs Secretary Romulo on the ruling
Who Is Marilou Ranario?
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More statements and pictures on the Ranario case.
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EWS RELEASE
27 November 2007
For Reference: REP. LIZA LARGOZA MAZA 0920-9134540
Jang Monte (Public Information Officer) 0915-6463009
SAVE MARILOU RANARIO -GABRIELA
Gabriela Women’s Partylist Representative Liza Maza today joined
militant group Migrante as they reiterated calls for the release of
Filipina domestic helper Marilou Ranario who had been sentenced to
death in Kuwait. The final decision of the Kuwaiti Court of Cassation
on [...]
STATEMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SECRETARY ALBERTO ROMULO ON DECISION PROMULGATED BY KUWAIT’S COURT OF CASSATION ON THE RANARIO CASE
27 NOVEMBER 2007
I am deeply saddened by our embassy’s report that the Highest Court of Kuwait has affirmed the death sentence on Marilou Ranario.
Our prayers go out to Marilou and her family at this difficult time. We [...]
The following is fact sheet provided by Migrante, the NGO helping the family of Marilou Ranatio.
Migrant worker: Marilou Ranario
Age: 35 years old (born 17 August 1972 in Carigara, Leyte)
Hometown: Surigao del Norte
Manila address: Brgy. Holy Spirit, Quezon City
Civil status: Married to Lolito Dalubatan
Children: Raffy John and Roselle
Country: Kuwait (arrived in 10 December 2003 for [...]
The Associated Press reports that Philip Alston, the UN’s special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, has made final his report on the killings of activists in the Philippines, blaming the armed forces for much of the atrocities. Read the AP story here.
By Luis V. Teodoro
MANILA, Philippines — New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark may have been “impressed,” but it’s not likely that most Filipinos were.
Here was the most authoritarian leader the Philippines has ever had since Ferdinand Marcos declaring , albeit indirectly, the members of Burma’s ruling military junta “forces of authoritarianism,” and demanding the release [...]
The Arroyo government has so far been able to rely on its lowly representatives in the House to block all efforts to impeach it; its old but loyal allies in Senate to keep investigations in check; and the chain of command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police to suppress any [...]
As the family of Marilou Ranario, an OFW in death row in Kuwait, awaits for the promulgation of the decision of the Kuwait’s highest court on November 27, they hope that she would eventually be released. They fear that Marilou would not be able to survive life imprisonment in a Kuwaiti jail given her health [...]
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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