Topic: Philippines
'AKBAY' – Children and Youth Organization
May 9, 2011 ·
The Zambales-Olongapo Children and Youth Organization now called AKBAY was timely born on the second year of the Preda project. AKBAY is an acronym for “Aksyon ng Kabataan at mga Bata para sa Bayan”. In English: Children and Youth Action for the Nation. “AKBAY” literally means to put one’s arm over somebody’s shoulder in a […]
Read More...Missionary priest jailed in the Philippines
May 9, 2011 ·
The death in Italy of Niall O’Brien, the Columban missionary priest brought back vivid memories of the drama of his imprisonment in the early 1980s as a member of the Negros Nine, whose frame-up on a false murder charge rallied world opinion against the corrupt Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines. Niall’s life serves as a […]
Read More...Philippines: ‘Child Soldiers’ Label Used by Military to Escape Accountability
May 6, 2011 ·
http://davaotoday.com/2007/04/17/philippines-child-soldiers-label-used-by-military-to-escape-accountability/PRESS STATEMENT April 16, 2007 Reference: Renato Macaspac, Advocacy Officer, 0928 247-3737 SALINLAHI Foundation for Children’s Concern Salinlahi Foundation, Inc. Alliance for Children’s Concern PO Box 1580-1155 QCCPO 1100 Q.C. Philippines “Child Soldiers” Label used by the Military to Escape Accountability over Cases of Children Victims of Human Rights Violations” Obedient, playful and fun-loving. These […]
Read More...Death Squads Strike Anew
May 6, 2011 ·
A day after Mayor Rodrigo Duterte announced that his patience for gangsterism has run out, members of the Davao Death Squad killed four persons in two days this week. This brings the number of extra-judicial execution in the city to 47 this year alone. As in many incidents, responding policemen were late to arrive in […]
Read More...DAVAO REPORT
May 6, 2011 ·
The first victim of extrajudicial killings in Davao City was in 1996, right inside the grounds of the City Hall. Three years later, and with more than 50 reported victims, the local government of Davao City, headed by then-Mayor Benjamin de Guzman, had yet to make an arrest or even identify a suspect. Accordingly, the […]
Read More...Summary of Davao Death Squad Reports
May 6, 2011 · , Dow Jones Reuters, 27 May 2002
Gun-wielding politicians told to stay away from Davao City, or engage mayor in gunfight. By Hernani P. de Leon. _535 words _27 May 2002_BusinessWorld_12 _English_(c) 2002 Business World Publishing Corporation. ………..Meanwhile, Mr. Duterte said many personalities he had identified last year as involved in illegal drugs have already died. “Some were killed the day after […]
Read More...PAKISAMA Statement Condemning the Assassination of Another PAKISAMA Leader, Florita “Nang Flor” Caya
April 29, 2011 · , soc banzuela
The Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang Magsasaka (PAKISAMA) condemns in strongest possible terms the April 27 dastardly assassination of Florita “Nang Flor” Caya (58), General Manager of a local indigenous peoples’ organization (UTCEL) and Vice-President of a national rural peasant women organization (LAKAMBINI) affiliated to PAKISAMA Confederation. According to police autopsy/investigation, at 7 PM of […]
Read More...Gov’t steps up efforts vs human trafficking
April 20, 2011 · By Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
MANILA (UPDATED) – In its continuing efforts to combat human trafficking, the Department of Justice (DOJ) inked today a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with human rights organization International Justice Mission (IJM) outlining areas of collaboration to stamp out this form of modern slavery. The 7-page MOA was signed by Justice Secretary Leila de Lima and […]
Read More...The People of the Philippines
January 19, 2010 ·
http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/philippines/pro-people.htm AsianInfo.org – Personal experiences, opinions, articles, or any information related to Asia. The Filipino is basically of Malay stock with a sprinkling of Chinese, American, Spanish, and Arab blood. The Philippines has a population of 76.5 million as of May 2000, and it is hard to distinguish accurately the lines between stocks. From a […]
Read More...Rescued Filipino street kids still abused
November 17, 2009 · By Philip Tubeza, Philippine Daily Inquirer
By Philip Tubeza Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 17, 2009 MANILA, Philippines—”Why did they do that to us when they did not even know us?” Steve Estopito said, recalling the first time years ago when authorities “rescued” him off the streets of Malate, Manila. Estopito said he was playing with six siblings and cousins under the […]
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