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    Dropping Spratlys from RP Map ‘Treasonous’

    Senator Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. today called on the Senate and House of Representatives not to succumb to Malacañang’s pressure to water down the bill delineating the archipelagic baselines of the Philippines.

    4/22/08 07:20 PM   Full Story
    Philippines Should Draw Up Its Map to Protest Its Spratly Claim

    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 [...]

    3/23/08 10:49 PM   Full Story
    Beijing Says Spratlys Deal Part of ‘Shelving Disputes’ Policy

    Below is the statement on March 12 by the Chinese Embassy’s Spokesman
    With the common efforts of China and the Philippines, China-Philippines relations have been developing smoothly over the recent years. The increasingly expanded mutually-beneficial cooperation in various fields between the two countries has brought about tangible benefits to the two peoples.
    It is an established [...]

    3/13/08 12:15 PM   Full Story
    Satur Questions PNOC Authority to Negotiate on Issues Involving Sovereignty

    Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Satur C. Ocampo today questioned the authority of the Philippine National Oil Corp. to forge a Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking (JMSU) with China National Offshore Oil Corp and Vietnam Oil and Gas Corp involving our national patrimony, sovereignty and territory.
    Ocampo raised the issue of authority after Sergio Apostol, [...]

    3/13/08 12:03 PM   Full Story
    Lawyers: Spratlys Agreements Unconstitutional

    Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking is Void

    The Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking [JMSU] is unconstitutional on its face for violating the National Economy and Patrimony provisions of the 1987 Constitution. If it is confirmed that the signing of the same is related to [...]

    3/12/08 11:19 AM   Full Story
    Ricky Carandang » The Spratlys Deal: Treason

    For corrupt administration officials and their cronies, $8 billion represents unprecedented opportunities for graft on a scale that would shock ordinary Filipinos. Read the blog.

    3/10/08 11:32 AM   Full Story
    Spratly Deals Cover 6 Philippine Islands


    Spratly Deals Cover 6 Philippine Islands

    3/10/08 09:34 AM   Full Story
    Malampaya Experience Shows Philippines May Lose from Spratly Deal with China

    A deal by the Philippines government with China on the exploitation of oil resources in the Spratly Islands is not only unconstitutional but will likely have the country on the economic losing end.

    3/08/08 08:54 AM   Full Story
    ZTE Scandal: The Spratlys Connection

    Did the Philippines surrender to China its claim over the Spratlys islands? Such a surrender, the suspicion goes, is seen as the reason why Beijing is showering Manila with billions of loans, several of which are hounded by allegations of corruption.

    3/06/08 07:36 PM   Full Story
    Trillanes Files Resolution for Probe of ‘Spratly Deal’ Between Arroyo, Beijing

    Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has asked the Senate to look into an alleged deal entered into by President Arroyo and Beijing on the alleged “sellout” of the Philippines’s interests in the Spratlys dispute in exchange for “overpriced loans for anomalous projects” such as the NBN deal and the North and South Rail projects.

    3/03/08 02:57 PM   Full Story

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Tagaytay on a Sunday. Kite-flying has become a favorite activity at the Picnic Grove in Tagaytay. On an overcast but generally pleasant afternoon last Sunday, dozens of kites colored the skies, complementing the view of Taal Volcano in the background. (Photo by Ayi Muallam)

Downed. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front released Friday this photo of some of its members playing with what the group claimed was an unmanned spy plane that crashed earlier this month. The front said the alleged drone was a property of the US military. More details here.

Hunger Amid War. This child refugee is one of the thousands affected by the war in Mindanao. The situation in North Cotabato and Maguindanao has deteriorated since renewed fighting between government forces and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) broke out in Aleosan and Midsayap, North Cotabato last Aug. 8, according to groups that held last month the National Interfaith Humanitarian Mission in North Cotabato and Maguindanao. (Photo courtesy of Kalinaw Mindanao/arkibongbayan.org)

Another Bayan Muna Leader Killed. Danny Qualbar, an officer of the Compostela Farmers' Association and coordinator of Bayan Muna was on his way to Compostela town Thursday afternoon to buy fish for his family when assassins in motorcycles shot him. Qualbar was the second Bayan Muna member killed this year in Compostela Valley. Top photo shows Qualbar’s eldest child grieving his death. (Photo by Jonald Mahinay/davaotoday.com)

Stairway to Heaven. Found in the middle of the forest, the cascading waters of Aliwagwag waterfalls in Cateel, Davao Oriental, looks like a descending stairway. No wonder it is considered one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Mindanao. (Photo by Grace S. Uddin / davaotoday.com)

Stop Militarizing Communities! Members of farmer's group Kilusang Magbubukid sa Pilipinas in Southern Mindanao Region held a rally October 8 in front of the headquarters of the Eastern Mindanao Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Camp Panacan, Davao City. The group called for the pullout of troops conducting massive military operations in Tamayong in Davao City, Talaingod in Davao del Norte, Monkayo in Compostela Valley and in the towns of Baganga, Cateel, Boston in Davao Oriental and Lingig Surigao Del Sur. (Photo by Jonald Mahinay/davaotoday.com)

Land and Peace Concert. Students from Tribung Bayanga National High School perform before the crowd at Gaston Park in Cagayan De Oro City on October 23 night during the Yuta ug Kalinaw Concert. The two-hour concert was part of the Integrity of Creation Solidarity week that kicked-off last October 19. The week-long activity was a gathering of mining affected communities and support groups to discuss the issues affecting their communities. (Photo by AKP Images / Keith Bacongco)

Full Capacity. Normally, passenger vans are allowed to carry 14 people. But this one is apparently beyond its carrying limit as it negotiates the zigzag road in Sulop, Davao del Sur, a known accident- and landslide-prone area. (Photo by Keith Bacongco / AKP Images)

The Child as Vigilante. A 10-year-old boy carries a firearm and joins members of the Ilaga, an infamous anti-Moro militia, in its camp in Aleosan, North Cotabato. The child's father leads the dreaded vigilante group in the area. (Photo by Romy Elusfa/Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project)

Under Repair. A "Skylab," the most common mode of transportation in the Agusan provinces and elsewhere in Mindanao, undergoes a repair at a shop in Butuan City. The motorcycle is fitted with wooden "wings" on both sides -- hence the moniker -- and is capable of carrying up to eight passengers. (Photo by Keith Bacongco / AKP Images)

Free At Last. Pastor Berlin Guerrero of the National Council of Churches of the Philippines, shown above with wife Mylene, was released after 15 months in police detention. He had been abducted and went missing for days before the police came out to say that he was arrested on a murder charge, which his family and colleagues said had been fabricated. A court ordered him released on Sept. 11. (Photo by arkibongbayan.org)

Displaced. This family in Pikit, North Cotabato, is among those displaced in the ongoing military offensive in several areas in Mindanao. Human rights group Kawagib has denounced the ongoing campaign, saying it has victimized thousands of civilians. (Photo from Kawagib

End The War. Members of the youth group Anakbayan denounce the war being waged by the government in Mindanao against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. (Photo: arkibongbayan.org)

Where Are They? Relatives, friends and colleagues of victims of enforced disappearances commemorate the International Day of the Disappeared with lighted lanterns and photographs at the Plaza Miranda and in Mendiola on Aug. 30. (Photo: arkibongbayan.org)
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