Monthly Archives: March 2013

11 years ago

PHL’s No vote to UNHRC reso on Sri Lanka abuses dismays rights group

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By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today

John Sifton, HRW Asia advocacy director, has said “A no vote can be seen as an attempt to protect the Sri Lankan government from accountability for tens of thousands of deaths. This would be a slap in the face of human rights activists in Sri Lanka and elsewhere.”

11 years ago

Today’s View: Showmanship or Statesmanship?

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By DON J. PAGUSARA
Davao Today

A person of political maturity should stake his (her) political career to make a stand and commitment to a higher cause than winning an electoral post.  This is the acid test of true statesmanship and political wisdom.