Archive for December, 2007
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Under CARP, Sumilao farmers have to pay San Miguel P2.4 billion!”-KMP
Gloria decision doomed farmers to indebtedness
The militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) pointed out a stark reality under the current land reform program as many quarters are happy with Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s order to return the 144 hectare Sumilao land to the farmers. According to [...]
IPHR Mindanao denounces rampant and atrocious violations
of Indigenous Peoples Rights
When the Arroyo government declared a stop of military operations (SOMO), a feeling of relief and hope swept over the residents of 12 villages in Surigao del Sur who evacuated their homes and farms last month due to massive military operations.
“Dili ko katuo nga makauli [...]
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Nene” Q. Pimentel,
Jr. (PDP-Laban) today challenged Congress to muster
its political will to repeal the moribund martial law
decree on automatic appropriation for debt payments to
remove legal doubts whenever the legislature decides
to reduce the debt service allocation in the annual
budget.
Pimentel issued the challenge in the face of a warning
from Malacañang that the P17.8 [...]
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Nene” Q. Pimentel,
Jr. (PDP-Laban) today hailed the stand taken by the
United States Congress to make part of American
military aid to the Philippines contingent on the
improvement of the human rights situation in the
country.
Pimentel said such condition imposed on the release of
the military assistance should serve as a warning to
the Armed Forces of [...]
Agrarian experts see similarity with Haceinda Luisita case
The militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) lambasted the Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) for ganging up on the Sumilao farmers and backing San Miguel Food Inc.
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Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Nene” Q. Pimentel,
Jr. (PDP-Laban) today criticized the Movie and
Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) for
allowing itself to be an administration tool for
political repression by banning three short films that
portray the social and political situation in the
country.
Pimentel said the MTRCB, under Chairperson Ma.
Consoliza Laguardia, has gone overboard by giving an
X-rating (meaning unfit [...]
KMP to CBCP: “Sumilao farmers’ problem just the tip of RP land problem!”
Please help majority of landless peasants
The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) asked the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) to also help the majority of landless peasants in the country. [...]
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr.
(PDP-Laban) today questioned the practice of the
executive branch to overallocate funds for debt
service payments in the yearly national budget that
further diminishes public spending for productive and
essential programs.
Pimentel cited a study by the Freedom from Debt
Coalition (FDC) which reveals an average difference of
P12.15 billion between programmed and actual interest
payment expenses [...]
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By Fr. Shay Cullen
Christmas and all it represents and stands for has to be redeemed. With the turning away of the western world from Christ and all he lived and died for, the spiritual meaning and value of Christmas has been lost to commercialism. Now children value more what they find in holiday socks than [...]
Nearly 2,500 Manobo and some Visayan settlers returned to their homes in twelve communities of Surigao Sur on Wednesday after living for a month in overcrowded evacuation centers.
“We are so happy to be able to celebrate Christmas in our homes and not in the incomprehensible situation of the evacuation centers,” declared a community [...]
We condemn in the strongest way possible the murder of broadcaster Fernando “Batman” Lintuan, the first president of the Davao Sportswriters Association.
Initial reports revealed that a gunman riding on a motorcycle shot Mr. Lintuan at close range while he was on board a car leaving his radio station, DXGO Aksyon Radyo, at about 10 am, [...]
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomes the arrests of two men suspected of murdering Aklan broadcaster Rolando Ureta on January 3, 2001.
According to the National Union of Journalists, Philippines (NUJP), an IFJ affiliate, Jessie Ticar surrendered to police after learning that fellow suspect Amador Raz was captured on November 26 after a Kalibo court [...]
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today backed the call of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) for journalists in the country to stand in solidarity with six colleagues and a newspaper accused of libel by Ambrose Nmah, the general manager of a media group.
Nmah, who also presents a news program on the radio, is [...]
ONE way to fight malnutrition in the country is to encourage children to eat nutritious vegetables. However, these vegetables must first taste delicious and look appealing if people are to be encouraged to consume them.
A food technologist from the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) in Batac, Ilocos Norte, has found a way to marry off [...]
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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