Articles tagged with: bayan
New York-based Human Rights Watch called on President Benigno S. Aquino III on Tuesday to adopt concrete measures to end the killings of activists allegedly by government security forces and militias. Bayan, meanwhile, urged the president to scrap the military’s Oplan Bantay Laya.
As the Philippine Army bragged about the $8.9 million worth of protective equipment it has received as a grant from the US, under the US Excess Defense Articles Program, the umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) warned of “those who bring gifts in one hand and a knife in the other.”
The grant, according to Army spokesman Maj. Ronald Alcudia, covers …
The umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan today challenged the newly-created Truth Commission chaired by former Chief Justice Hilario Davide to “leave no stone unturned in the prosecution of Arroyo and other incorrigible offenders from her regime.”
“The Truth Commission will not lack evidence for the successful prosecution of Arroyo and her officials. The evidence on election fraud, corruption and human …
The declaration of a state of Martial Law in Maguindanao sets a most dangerous precedent for the nation. Not since September 21, 1972 has there been any declaration of Martial Law, not even during the years of tumult under the Aquino, Estrada and, prior to this, the Arroyo regime. For the first time since 1972, the writ of habeas corpus has been suspended in an area in the Philippines.
“President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo must not let her political association with the Ampatuan family stand in the way of a speedy and impartial investigation into the incident. The national government must step in and enforce the law since the local police is not likely capable of conducting an impartial probe or may be vulnerable to pressure by the powerful political families in the province.”
Unrepentant till the end.
This was how the umbrella group described outgoing United States president George W. Bushs farewell speech delivered at the White House on Thursday night (Friday morning in the Philippines).
Bush talked about the US governments accomplishments in Iraq and Afghanistan, saying that theres little debate about the results. He also said that because of these actions, America has …