DAVAO CITY — Karapatan-Southern Mindanao Region lambasted today the 10th Infantry Division of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for sowing lies about the killing of a nine-year-old girl, Grecil Buya, claiming that she was a New People?s Army fighter who died in a clash last March 31 in Baragay Kahayag, New Bataan, Compostela Valley Province.
Bayan Muna General Counsel Neri Colmenares today scored Justice Secretary Raul Gonzales for criticizing the Supreme Court ?for giving Rep. Satur Ocampo special treatment? in its decision to grant his release on bail.
?It is quite dishonest for Justice Sec. Gonzales to say that the High Court gave special treatment to Rep. Ocampo in its decision to temporarily release him on bail. Ocampo only exercised his constitutional right to go to the Supreme Court and seek justice,? Colmenares said.
Mindanews editor Carolyn Arguillas has a compelling story on Grecil Galacio, a nine-year-old Grade Two pupil from New Bataan, Compostela Valley. The military claimed that Grecil, who was described in…
New York, NY & Los Angeles, CA ? In the final six-week stretch before the May 2007 National Elections in the Philippines, youth of Ugnayan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (Linking the Children of the Motherland), based in New York and New Jersey, and Kabataang maka-Bayan (KmB or Pro-People Youth), based in California, are launching a coordinated national campaign to gather support for progressive youth partylist KABATAAN, the only youth-sectoral partylist running for a seat this coming election.
Dear Friends,
Warm greetings form DAMAYAN Migrant Workers Association! We are contacting you in hopes that you will help in advancing our current and urgent campaign, Truth & Justice for Domestic Worker Fely Garcia!
Please take a moment of your time to sign a very important petition for support and action. The details of the case are below. We hope that you will sign the online petition and circulate it among your contacts and network. The campaign is very time sensitive as Fely Garcia’s body remains in the custody of the medical examiner’s office. Her children are in the Philippines and we were able to contact them last night, March 30. We will keep you informed about upcoming actions.
Yours truly,
Ana Liza Caballes