Archive for January, 2008
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Farmers Tag Iggy Arroyo in Anti-CARP Moves
Peasant federation Task Force Mapalad (TFM) has tagged presidential brother-in-law Rep. Ignacio “Iggy” Arroyo (5th District, Negros Occidental) as one of the prime movers behind the Negros lawmakers’ act to cross political lines and consolidate their ranks to stop extension of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) beyond 2008.
“The claim by an unidentified [...]
THE lowly malunggay, which is being eyed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) as a solution to hunger, poverty and chronic malnutrition suffered by women and children in the country is now also being considered as a potential source of biofuel.
At least two important government [...]
PASAKA condemns the massive military operations being conducted by 73rd Infantry Battalion commanded by Lt. Colonel Alexander Ambal together with the Army Scout Rangers led by 1st Lt. Betinol, 2nd Lt. Mopal and 1st Lt. Villanueva in the hinterlands of Talaingod town, Davao del Norte which has now caused the enforced evacuation of Ata-Manobo families.
At [...]
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Nene” Q. Pimentel,
Jr. (PDP-Laban) today said Justice Secretary Raul
Gonzalez is acting irresponsibly and beyond the norms
for public servants when he issued an absurd order
banning members of the Press Photographers of the
Philippines from the premises of the Department of
Justice specifically to cover his press conferences
and other activities.
As reported by some television networks, [...]
A motion, the second filed by Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo, husband of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, to dismiss the class action suit filed against him by 40 journalists and three media organizations in response to his numerous libel suits has been denied by a Philippine court.
The journalists filed a P12.5 million ((US$276,600) class action [...]
The consumer group, Cut the Cost, Cut the Pain Network (3CPNet) today accuses the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) of spreading myths about the questionable efficacy and safety of generic medicines further undermining the potential benefit of the bill seeking to provide the people with affordable and quality medicines.
“Their insistence to prescribe their preferred branded medicines [...]
People Power remains a tool for social change that is available to a
people who want to institute changes in government, said Bayan Muna
Rep. Satur Ocampo in a Bloggers Kapihan on Saturday at Kape Tasyo in
Anonas, Quezon City.
In his sharing with bloggers, Ocampo stressed that “Filipinos are not
frustrated over People Power 2, but with the dismal [...]
SAN FABIAN, PANGASINAN – Sen. Loren Legarda last night (Jan. 19) called for more woman empowerment in nation building during the crowning of the fiesta queen of this town on the occasion of its annual fiesta celebration.
“Your chosen theme for [...]
Justice to all victims of human rights violations in previous Balikatan!
Kawagib Moro Human Rights organization urges the government to stop the holding of Balikatan exercises in Mindanao scheduled in February this year.
According to Kawagib, Arroyo government should consider the numerous human rights violations involving US soldiers in Mindanao. Previous Balikatan in Mindanao especially in Sulu [...]
The UAE is currently joining force with the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to devise guidelines for radioactive waste management in the oil and gas industries.
Director General of the Federal Environment Agency (FEA) Dr. Salim Al Dhahiri said:’ ‘The UAE is cooperation with the IAEA to chalk out a long-term strategy for disposal and [...]
The Government of Abu Dhabi has allocated an additional Dh20 billion to construct residential buildings for expatriates in response to the emirate’s housing crunch – bringing the total public investment to Dh56bn.
To oversee the expansion and run the housing complexes, authorities have also approved the creation of a new real estate firm, Abu Dhabi Commercial [...]
As the debate over the Biofuels Act gets hyped in the Senate, the militant farmers group, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas – Southern Mindanao Region, pitches-in its piece on the issue.
“Foreign-funded Jathropa plantations are encroaching on agricultural lands and it only adds to the existing laws and policies that cause food deprivation among the poor Filipinos [...]
Manila/Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the
Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) today inaugurated new premises for the local PNRC
chapter in Jolo, the capital of Sulu province in the southern Philippines’ Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao. The province is one of the areas worst affected by armed conflict and
one of the [...]
Jakarta/Brussels, 22 January 2008: One year after police operations in Poso, Central Sulawesi, there is cautious optimism that jihadi violence has come to an end, but justice, accountability and corruption problems need to be resolved.
Indonesia: Tackling Radicalism in Poso,* the latest update briefing from the International Crisis Group, looks at the impact of the January [...]
The Arroyo Imbroglio in the Philippines
Over the course of Arroyo’s seven years in office, an already crisis-prone democracy has faced an unusually high number of travails… As the Philippines suffers one political crisis after another, its longstanding democratic structures become increasingly imperiled.
By Paul D. Hutchcroft
(Paul D. Hutchcroft, professor of political science at the University of [...]
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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