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Philippines: Cases of Enforced Disappearances Rising

Karapatan (Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights)
2/F Erythrina Bldg., #1 Maaralin cor. Matatag Sts., Bgy. Central, Quezon City 1101 PHILIPPINES

Telefax: (+632) 4354146

Email: karapatan@tri-isys.com karapatan.pid@gmail.com

Press Statement
April 9, 2007
Reference: Marie Hilao-Enriquez, Secretary General, No. 0917-8176274

” ?the military and many key officials have buried their collective heads in the sand and announced that business will continue as usual?” ? Prof. Philip Alston, referring to the Philippine military in his initial report to the UN Human Rights Council of his visit to the Philippines, March 27, 2007

RISING CASES OF ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES, EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS COMMITTED AFTER THE UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR REPORT TO THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

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Philippines: Printing anomaly may open floodgates for wholesale electoral fraud

News Release
April 10, 2007

Printing anomaly may open floodgates for wholesale electoral fraud

The anti-fraud group Kontra Daya picketed the National Printing Office today to protest what it called the ?anomalous presence of a private printer in the NPO which has been linked to election anomalies in 2004.?

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Philippines: GMA’s various courts, commissions and instrumentalities to supposedly address extrajudicial killings are oriented to absolve Palparan

Anakpawis Party-List

From the Office of Rep. Crispin Beltran

He can be contacted via his cellphone number 09278711080,

or through his phone line in the Philippine Heart Center, 925-2401 loc 2432

http://masanganakpawis.blogs.friendster.com/my_blog/

Ina Alleco R. Silverio, chief of staff 931.6615, 09195065269

News Release Tuesday , April 10, 2007

GMA’s various courts, commissions and instrumentalities to supposedly address extrajudicial killings are oriented to absolve Palparan

“Palparan’s every triumph is a tragedy for the Filipino people’s fight for justice and human rights. Sec. Gonzalez’ decision to absolve Palparan affirms the belief of many that the Macapagal-Arroyo administration is incapable of meting justice for the victims of the political and extra-judicial killings.”

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Philippines: Satur to push P10-B fund for elderly’s mandatory health insurance

News Release
April 10, 2007

Satur to push P10-B fund for elderly’s mandatory health insurance

Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo today vowed to push for mandatory health
insurance for all Filipino senior citizens in the next Congress.

“Filipino senior citizens deserve to obtain mandatory health insurance
after offering most of their lives to helping uplift their families
and the nation,” said Ocampo, himself a senior citizen who turned 68
on Saturday.

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Philippines: Need for higher investments to sustain growth and create more jobs

Contacts
In Manila: Leonora Aquino-Gonzales (632) 917-3003, lgonzales@worldbank.org
Anissa Tria (632) 917-3013, atria2@worldbank.org
In Washington: Mohamad Al-Arief (202) 458-5964, malarief@worldbank.org

MANILA, April 5, 2007 ? A decade after the financial crisis which devastated East Asia in mid-1997, the region is much wealthier, has fewer poor people and a larger global role than ever before, says the World Bank?s latest East Asia & Pacific Update?a six-monthly report on the region?s economic and social health. But with this success, comes a new wave of challenges for countries trying to maintain high growth in a sustainable way, thus avoiding the ?middle income trap.?

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