MANILA — Last Saturday, May 12, a group of 64 new U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers arrived in the Philippines. This group of volunteers will work with U.S. Peace Corps development programs in education; coastal resources management; and children, youth and family.
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DAVAO CITY — The canvassing of votes in New Bataan, Compostela Valley province, hit another snag when a congressional candidate filed a petition Wednesday seeking the transfer of the canvassing to another venue.
Joselito B. Brilliantes, who is seeking a congressional seat of Compostela Valley Province’s first district against incumbent representative Manuel “Way Kurat” Zamora, cited as reason for the petition the death threat allegedly received Tuesday by Armeli Entero, then the acting election officer of the town.
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MANILA — As the nation awaits the results of the elections, the government is accelerating development services and major undertakings for economic expansion, job creation, price stability, and peace and order.
The President has issued the following priority instructions to relevant agencies:
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BY RYAN B. LACHICA
Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 13 May 6- 12, 2007
BACOLOD CITY – The rampant political killings, disappearances and harassment of leaders and organuzers of progressive groups, which are allegedly being committed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) bring back memories of the Martial Law era ? the period when tyranny reigned in the country.
This region, Western Visayas, has not been spared. In Panay and Negros islands, several cases of enforced disappearances and tales of harassment had been documented by people?s organizations. These, however, remain unsolved.
Recent attacks
In Iloilo, the whereabouts of Leonilo Arado, regional chairperson of Bayan-Panay and Coordinator of militant party-list Anakpawis (Toiling Masses), and Ma. Luisa Posa-Dominado, officer of the Samahan nga mga Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Para sa Amnestiya (SELDA-Panay), who were abducted after their vehicle was ambushed by unidentified armed men the night of April 12 remain unknown.
Contributed by Brian McAfee
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 13 May 6- 12, 2007
In the Philippines Bush’s War On Terror has become a War Of Terror. Last week Elias Mabundas, 25, and Auling Bugahod, 50, both left wing activists were gunned down by the Philippine military as they were driving down a freeway. On Wednesday, April 18, Carmelo Palacios, 41, became the 51st journalist to be killed since Gloria Macapagal Arroyo came to power in 2001. Two days prior to the Palacios killing, Willie Jerus, 43, a member of the National Peasant Movement (KMP) and a local organizer, was gunned down in front of his wife by an unidentified gunman. He was the 843rd leftist to be killed, usually by the same proverbial unidentified gunman/gunmen since Arroyo came to power. In addition to those known killed an additional 210 are reported as missing.
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