The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on authorities for a full and prompt investigation into a firebomb attack…
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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 family�s 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)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is shocked and outraged by the murder of yet another journalist in the Philippines, bringing the death toll to 53 journalists murdered under the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Demands for the immediate release of political detainees and the end of political repression in the country are on top of today’s commemoration of the International Day Against Torture, according to Karapatan Southern Mindanao.
A streamer opposing the planned privatization of the Davao City Water District hangs by the facade of the utility firm along J.P. Laurel Avenue. The company’s union, the Nagkahiusang Mamumuo sa Davao City Water District, held a picket last week not only to demand the implementation of their Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA) but also to oppose a 100-million peso loan from the Local Water Utility Administration that they said would lead to the privatization the city’s water system. (davaotoday.com photo by Cheryll D. Fiel)
