WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, the U.S. Senate could not muster the 60 votes needed to limit debate and move towards…
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28 June 2007 — The Philippine Embassy in Seoul, South Korea reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that the…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today welcomed the news that Chinese authorities have sentenced to jail seven men for…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on authorities for a full and prompt investigation into a firebomb attack…
MANILA — week after GMA-7 news revealed the existence of what appeared to be Palace directives on extrajudicial killings of…
Report details military’s ‘dirty war’ vs Leftists in Philippines
Duty Free Philippines general manager Michael Christian Kho being interviewed by the media during the opening of the Duty Free Shop at the Davao International Airport on Wednesday. It is the first and only Duty Free Shop in Mindanao. (Photo by Keith Bacongco)
The many serious irregularities, anomalies and acts of fraud in the Maguindanao special canvassing, including but not limited to massive vote padding in 16 municipalities and the refusal of the special canvassers to make the municipal canvassers explain why it took them so long to submit the municipal canvass reports are enough reasons to exclude and set aside the alleged Maguindanao certificate of canvass, said Bayan Muna lawyer Neri Javier Colmenares.
The implementation of the 30% water rate increase was unjustifiable given the dire economic situation of the people who are mostly incapable of supporting their familys daily and basic consumptions, said Jeppie Ramada, Bayan Muna’s Southern Mindanao regional coordinator.
Activists in Davao City held a demonstration on Tuesday, the International Day Against Torture, denouncing the political killings and abductions in the Philippines. The New York-based Human Rights Watch is expected to release tomorrow, Wednesday, a report on the atrocities allegedly being committed by state security forces against leftists and political dissenters. (Contributed photo)
