Tortured, Then Freed
Sammy Gampong (bottom), one of the three Moros arrested for allegedly trying to bring explosives onto a Superferry ship, shows injuries on his wrist inflicted, according to him, by the…
In the Line of Fire: Davao OFWs Relive Middle East Nightmare
By Grace S. Uddin
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY — The ground would shake, like when there?s an earthquake, each time the bombs fell. Miko Corido, a thirty-something Davaoeno who worked as a domestic helper in Lebanon, was traumatized and bruised, literally, by the experienced.
Delia Torocio, 24 and also a maid in Lebanon, described the bombings the same way. ?I could not sleep for fear that I might die anytime,? she said in a forum organized last week by the Center for Overseas Workers, a nonprofit group based in this city. When Delia?s boss fled to Egypt, she was left in the care of her employer?s mother.
Unite and Rage Against Political Repression!
We should raise a deafening howl, as a people, as a nation with a collective strength no dictator in the past or present can thwart, not just to condemn the…
Passage of Anti-Terror Bill Tied to Military Aid
MANILA — The passage of the anti-terror bill is expected to spur more economic and military aid for the Arroyo government, in exchange for deepening its involvement in the US-led ?War on Terror? and protecting America?s economic stake in the Philippines, says independent think-tank IBON Foundation.
Extrajudicial Killings and Sham Investigation
The presidential order forming the commission is widely seen more as a political gimmick rather than as a major step toward stopping the extrajudicial killings. It was meant to mollify public outrage over the killings and clear the constitutionally impaired presidency of possible accountability.
By the Policy Studies, Publication and Advocacy Program
Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG)
MANILA — Unless the Melo Commission gets to the bottom of the extrajudicial killings, it will suffer the same fate as previous presidential probe bodies. The task that challenges the commission is to make itself credible by holding an impartial and independent investigation of the political killings even if this would mean summoning the president for ?command responsibility? as the armed forces? commander-in-chief.
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