Archive for May, 2008
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Is Leila de Lima, New CHR Chair, for Real?
Leila de Lima. (Photo by John Alliage Morales/Inquirer.net)
For somebody who barely warmed her seat, the actions and statements by Leila de Lima, the new chair of the Commission on Human Rights, are impressive, probably unprecedented. Let’s just hope that this is not ningas-cogon, that de Lima is motivated by a genuine concern for human rights and not by the need to prove her mettle.
MANILA, Philippines – Boos and chants greeted Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) president Winston Garcia as he arrived at the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) compound in Pasig City for the annual Meralco stockholders’ meeting Tuesday morning. Read the story here.
Expands HTC Touch Family and Offers Personal GPS Navigation
Manila, Philippines – 27 May, 2008 – HTC Corp. (TAIEX: 2498; “HTC”), the world’s leading provider of Microsoft® Windows Mobile® smart devices, launched the HTC Touch Cruise™, the third member of the HTC Touch product family and the first to feature built-in GPS for personal navigation. Building [...]
The already dwindling population of Indonesian parrots due to deforestation is
further threatened by poaching. About 10,000 parrots (Lories and Cockatoos)
are caught from the wild in North Halmahera, Indonesia, each year to supply the
domestic and the international illegal wildlife trade.
In their latest report entitled ‘PIRATED PARROTS’, the Indonesian wildlife
protection NGO ProFauna Indonesia, revealed the evidence [...]
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is open to a meeting with advocates and stakeholders of biotechnology in a dialogue, according to Malolos Bishop Jose Oliveros.
Oliveros. who chairs the CBCP Office on Bioethics stressed a dialogue will [...]
The Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists invites you to a press briefing on the latest developments in the prosecution of the alleged masterminds in the murder of Marlene Esperat (Criminal Case No. CBU-82237 also known as People of the Philippines vs. Osmeña Montañer et al.).
The briefing will be held on Wednesday May 28, 2008 [...]
Seventy-five years of a life lived in the defense of peoples’ rights makes Ka Bel a most precious gem in Philippine history
We in the Philippine human rights alliance Karapatan join the family and the nation in mourning the untimely death of Crispin ‘Ka Bel’ Beltran.
Indeed, all of us are overwhelmed with grief in his passing [...]
(Hong Kong, May 26, 2008) The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)
has launched today a campaign blog which documents cases involving
various forms of arbitrary deprivation of life in the Philippines.
The blog entitled ‘Slaughter of Innocents’ chronicles how
a class of people have been systematically murdered on an almost daily
basis. The blog may be accessed at:
http://noprotection.blog.humanrights.asia
Moon Jeong Ho, [...]
Between February 4 and May 14, 2008, the Asian Legal Resource Center has been alerted to 17 murders in General Santos City and it is believed that this is not an exhaustive list. Seven of those murdered, including a 16-year-old boy, have been accused by the police investigators of having criminal records, being former detainees or persons involved in committing motorcycle robberies. In several other cases, the victims are persons illegally working as motorcycle taxis, who were killed when criminals stole their motorcycles.
Government System and Insurance Service president Winston Garcia has warned that, according to him, he would be “mobbed” and “jeered” in this morning’s Meralco stockholders meeting. He insists that for his own security, he be allowed to bring in a camera. Read the full story here.
Many people with heart disease do not know the symptoms of a heart attack, even though their risk of suffering one is five to seven times higher than those with no such history, researchers reported on Monday. Read the full story here.
While Filipino families are still coping from escalating prices of basic commodities like rice, bread and meat products and the never-ending rise of oil prices, they are once again faced by enrollment woes this month: tuition fee hikes.
The Department of Education has already announced that the tuition fee increase in private elementary and high [...]
MANILA, Philippines — The supply room of Charlie Company, 534th Engineer Combat Battalion situated in Camp Kalaw, Monkayo, Compostela Valley, was reportedly looted early Saturday morning where numerous high-powered firearms were carted away.
Initial investigation conducted, by Lt Col Alfredo Soriano, Commanding Officer of 534th ECB, with the help of [...]
MANILA, Philippines — The ease of doing business varies greatly among cities in the Philippines, according to “Doing Business in the Philippines 2008,” a new report launched today by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group. The report addresses how cities can improve their business environments by sharing and adopting best practices. It [...]
The United Church of Christ in the Philippines and the family of Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel and Flora Guerrero, parents of Pastor Berlin Guerrero,
will lead a Pilgrimage Walk for Freedom and Justice at 2:30 pm today
to dramatize the call for the immediate release of Pastor Berlin.
“When my husband Pastor Berlin was ripped from our family’s arms [...]
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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