Archive for March, 2008
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Oil Price Hikes More Frequent Under Arroyo
It’s is not only because of the length of the president’s term but because of her continued implementation of the oil deregulation law amid public outcry, and her imposition of the reformed value-added tax (RVAT) on oil.
PBO, VIVA Productions’ Pinoy movie channel, announces the finalists to its DIGITALES 2 film competition: “Shorts” by Seymour Barros Sanchez, “Hiling” by Patricia Lorraine C. Rosal, “OFW – Ang Bagong Bayani o Baliw na Bayani” by Noriel M. Jarito, “Ambulancia” by Richard Legaspi, “ISA” by Ronald Espinosa Batallones, “Kwidaw” by Roswill Hilario, and “Walang Paraiso” [...]
Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Satur C. Ocampo today proposed “two immediate and doable rice action plan and three imperative policy changes” to avert the looming rice crisis in the country.
Ocampo issued the proposal after prices of the country’s staple food shot up to an average of P29 per kilogram in the local [...]
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Nene” Q. Pimentel,
Jr. (PDP-Laban) today accused President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo of breaking anew the constitutional
principle of transparency by blocking the mandatory
public disclosure of repayments for government debts.
Pimentel assailed the President’s veto of a provision
in the 2008 national budget that would require the
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Department
of Finance (DoF) to submit [...]
Poverty in the Philippines has become so prevalent that it can no longer be hidden, only downplayed through statistical manipulation.
BREAKING NEWS The ailment was discovered after Aquino, 75, underwent a series of tests because of hypertension and a difficulty in breathing in December. Since then, her daughter Kris said Monday, the former president had lost weight -– 10 pounds in two weeks — and suffered consistent coughing and a loss of appetite.
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Nene” Q. Pimentel,
Jr. (PDP-Laban) today said the government should
intensify the production of rice instead of telling
the people to reduce their consumption of the staple
cereal.
Pimentel cautioned Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap
against insisting on his suggestion for people to cut
down their rice consumption because this is the kind
of reckless statement by administration officials that
can [...]
Government Campaign to Coerce Defections to Ruling Party
(New York, March 23, 2008) – Politically motivated criminal charges against at least three opposition party officials are part of a ruling party campaign to weaken political rivals prior to national elections in July 2008, Human Rights Watch said today.
The authorities last week arrested Tuot Saron, an official [...]
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Nene” Q. Pimentel,
Jr. (PDP-Laban) today said Congress and the executive
branch should adopt a common position on the issue of
the urgent legislation delineating the archipelagic
baselines of the Philippines to protect its
territorial right over the disputed Kalayaan Islands,
known in the international map as the Spratly islands.
Pimentel said that the bill to draw up [...]
HONOLULU – While the unrest and street violence that has erupted in Tibet is rooted in resentment against the Chinese government’s neo-colonial policies, it is also symptomatic of broader and even more serious problems within the overall Chinese political economy, a top East-West Center researcher said here this week.
“While the grievances of the Tibetans [...]
By Brad Glosserman
It is an item of faith for many Japanese – and many Japan watchers – that their country will never build or acquire nuclear weapons. Japan’s nonnuclear status, a product of both the searing experience of August 1945 and a calculation of the strategic value of nuclear weapons, has been a pillar [...]
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today accused the Jordanian legal authorities of “judicial intimidation that stifles legitimate debate about the rule of law” following a judgement sending five journalists to jail over articles criticising court decisions and a government official.
“These sentences are harsh, disproportionate and intimidating,” said IFJ General Secretary Aidan White. “The judicial [...]
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today accused the Jordanian legal authorities of “judicial intimidation that stifles legitimate debate about the rule of law” following a judgement sending five journalists to jail over articles criticising court decisions and a government official.
“These sentences are harsh, disproportionate and intimidating,” said IFJ General Secretary Aidan White. “The judicial [...]
Activists Face Charges for Nonviolent Expression
(London, March 19, 2008) – The Indonesian government should order the immediate release of nine Papua activists arrested for displaying the Papuan Morning Star flag, Human Rights Watch said today. All charges against them should be dropped.
On March 13, police arrested nine people in Manokwari, West Papua, during a demonstration [...]
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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