Archive for March, 2009
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New Wave of Protests Against Charter Change Set in April
POLITICS Progressive groups will launch a new wave of protest actions against Charter Change in April, calling on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to address the country’s economic crisis instead of prioritizing amendments to the Constitution.
POPULATION Reproductive health must be viewed and not separated from the overall context of people’s health. As the economy worsens, the state of the public health system also deteriorates.
POLITICS Majority of Filipinos do not favor amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, according to the latest nationwide survey conducted by research group IBON Foundation, Inc.
POLITICS By the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) | Comelec’s technology creates the danger of placing the fate of the elections in the hands of a profit-oriented multinational company – the winning bidder – and on the Comelec which remains ill-prepared to run an election technology let alone in checking fraud.
HUMAN RIGHTS By Ronalyn Olea / Bulatlat.com | “The killings are picking up again at an alarming rate of one victim per week. This is almost the same scenario in 2006, if not worse.”
BUSINESS Despite external factors that had most food and beverage businesses reeling from slower-than-anticipated growth in consumer demand, San Miguel Corporation today announced its full-year consolidated sales revenue of P168.0 billion, 14% higher than 2007 levels of 148.0 billion.
HUMAN RIGHTS By Alan Davis / Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project | It is very sad to read reports that suggest Rebelyn Pitao’s own father might be behind last Friday’s abduction of a 21-year-old woman in Paquibato District, Davao City.
HUMAN RIGHTS By Rorie R. Fajardo / Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project | The Congress’ decision to close the coffers from CHR came at one of the most distressing times for human rights in the Philippines.
HUMAN RIGHTS By Marilou Guieb / Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project | Balao’s family and friends have accused the Philippine National Police (PNP) and military intelligence units of being behind his disappearance – a charge rejected by the authorities.
PRESS FREEDOM Aside from killings and physical attacks, the Philippine press also faced legal suits and other harassment from government officials and powerful personalities.
ENVIRONMENT “DENR Sec. Atienza should by now prepare the revocation of the permit of SMLDC and start to investigate who are the corrupt officials in his office responsible for the project approval.”
POLITICS Majority of respondents of the latest IBON nationwide survey said that they were aware of current moves to change the Charter. Of these respondents, 67% believes that term extension is behind the proposals to amend the Constitution.
POLITICS A sizeable majority of Filipinos (64 percent) believe that it is not appropriate to have charter change at the present time according to latest findings of Pulse Asia in its February 2009 Nationwide Survey on Charter Change.
PRESS FREEDOM & HUMAN RIGHTS “It is outrageous for the Philippine government to declare these murders have been ‘properly attended to’ when not one single conviction has been made in any of these cases,” said Joel Simon, CPJ’s executive director.
POLITICS According to SWS, the decline in the President’s overall satisfaction rating was due to the worsening dissatisfaction in the Visayas and Mindanao.
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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