Time to Reckon, Time to Rage
The Filipino people commemorate the International Human Rights Day with rage and protests over the morose record of the US- Aquino regime’s gross human rights violations in the past three years.
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Political prisoners’ fast on its 2nd week, call for release remains unheard—Selda
“As former Batangas governor Antonio Leviste walks out of prison, 449 political prisoners, who were wrongfully accused of criminal offenses because of their political beliefs, will have to spend Christmas again in jail. Some 28 of them are elderly like Leviste. They, too, deserve to be out of prison. Afterall, they are not criminals,” said …
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Lacson-Bonafos combination in Visayas means more human rights violations
"The promotion of Gen. John Bonafos as commander of the Central Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that conducts military operations in the Visayas, and the recent appointment of former police general Panfilo Lacson as rehabilitation czar in Yolanda-stricken provinces is BS Aquino’s move not to rebuild the lives and homes of the …
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Goldberg admits real deal in US’ humanitarian aid in Yolanda-hit areas
“The cat is out of the bag—the so-called humanitarian assistance by the US troops in the disaster areas is simply a justification for their permanent basing and operation in the Philippines. Even without this disaster, the US was pushing for an increased and permanent presence of their troops and warships in the Philippines for its …
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Lacson appointment adds insult to injury
"BS Aquino’s appointment of Gen. Panfilo Lacson as ‘rehabilitation czar’ in typhoon-affected areas is the same as appointing Gen. Jovito Palparan to a plum civilian position in government. Nothing in Lacson’s bloody record indicate his competence to handle the rehabilitation of communities affected by typhoon Yolanda. In fact, he is most known as a notorious …
Detained NDFP consultants go on fast, protest continued detention, calls for resumption of peace talks
International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War Peace consultants of the National Democratic Front join other political prisoners in a ten-day fast/hunger strike to protest their “continued detention, the unabated human rights violations, the continuing corruption in the government and the ineptitude of the BS Aquino Aquino regime in responding to …
NDFP consultant, political prisoner Ramon Patriarca holds hunger strike
Political prisoner Ramon Patriarca today started holding a hunger strike to call for the release of all political prisoners and as a symbolic gesture to keep the people’s vigilance alive in the fight against pork barrel and all its forms.
BS Aquino should be the one investigated, instead of LGU’s – Camp Crame political prisoners
“When Pres. Aquino was lambasted by foreign media for his absence of leadership and lack of resolve during the time of grave crisis, he had the gall to order that the mayor of Tacloban City be investigated when he (BS Aquino) should be charged with criminal neglect and incompetence,“ said the political prisoners in Camp …
Karapatan raises concern over heavy presence of AFP, US troops in disaster areas
“We are aware that Samar and Leyte and, the provinces of Negros and Panay are among the priority areas of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ counterinsurgency program, Oplan Bayanihan. We do not want a repeat of human rights violations experienced by the survivors of typhoon Pablo in 2012. We do not want another Cristina …
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