Topic: Philippines
International lawyers group chides Manila over rights failures
June 6, 2013 ·
May 30, 2013 Activists accuse the military of human rights abuses during a recent protest in Manila. (Photo by Arkibong Bayan) An international group of lawyers yesterday expressed alarm over what it calls a “state of impunity” in the Philippines and called on the government to punish human rights violators. The International Association of Democratic […]
Read More...Wealthy Ruling elites grab the congressional seats reserved for the poor
June 4, 2013 ·
At least 29 out of 53 party list reps proclaimed by Comelec are from political clans, former government officials, multi-millionaires by Arnold Padilla (Radical’s Nut) More than two weeks after the May 2013 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has finally proclaimed, albeit still incomplete, the winning party list groups. Looking at the composition of […]
Read More...Manila the 'gates of hell', horrifying child sex trade says Dan Brown in Inferno.
May 31, 2013 ·
May 29, 2013 “Lord, let me stand at the gates of hell and stop anyone from entering, by telling each of them, ‘Where are you going, poor fool? Turn back! Make a good confession and save your soul. Don’t come here, to be lost for all eternity!”‘ – St Anthony Mary Claret There has been […]
Read More...SMBA won't stop coal plant project – Our fight must go on!
May 30, 2013 ·
As the Philippines Inquirer reports today: SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—Despite a Court of Appeals (CA) affirmation of its decision to invalidate the environmental compliance certificate (ECC) and contract to build a 600-megawatt coal-fired power plant here, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) said it will not stop the project proponents from pursuing development work at the […]
Read More...Inquirer report: In the Senate, the rich get richer
May 22, 2013 ·
Talk about the rich getting richer. Nobody did it better than outgoing Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar whose wealth increased by some P600 million last year, largely because of the country’s soaring stock market. Shares of stock, most likely in Vista Land and Star Malls, publicly listed property firms that his family controls, account for the […]
Read More...Olongapo Mayor-elect Rolen Paulino
May 21, 2013 ·
For the first time in nearly half a century, no member of the Gordon family holds any government position. Former senator Richard ³Dick² Gordon failed to regain his old seat. His younger brother, James ³Bong² Gordon, lost the congressional race in the First District of Zambales. Anne Gordon sought the Olongapo City mayoralty post, to […]
Read More...PH approves three new wind farms
May 20, 2013 ·
Agence France-Presse 9:22 pm | Monday, May 20th, 2013 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has approved three wind farm projects that will generate 208 megawatts, enough to power more than 40,000 middle-class homes, an energy official said on Monday. The wind projects will be the first to benefit from an incentive scheme which aims to […]
Read More...END OF AN ERA: Unknown bets beat Gordons, Magsaysays in Olongapo .
May 19, 2013 ·
A controversial family dynasty comes to a humiliating end. For the first time in nearly half a century, no member of the Gordon family holds any government position. Former senator Richard “Dick” Gordon failed to regain his old seat. His younger brother, James “Bong” Gordon, lost the congressional race in the First District […]
Read More...Bishops ,Priests demand justice and due process for arrested activist.
May 18, 2013 ·
May 11, 2013 Estelita Tacalan (60) had not been seen since April 27 until photos confirmed she is in jail The leader of a prominent peasant group who was though to have disappeared two weeks ago has been confirmed arrested on murder and arson charges in Dipolog City.Philippines. The rights group Karapatan has released police […]
Read More...Tribes oppose dams for MM folk’s water
May 5, 2013 ·
MANILA, Philippines—Indigenous folk from the provinces of Quezon, Rizal and Bulacan are up in arms over the proposed construction of dams in the Sierra Madre mountain range that it is feared would submerge large swaths of forested and agricultural lands. At a recent summit held in Infanta, Quezon, more than 100 leaders of the Aeta, […]
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