MANILA — The labor groups, Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL) and
Confederation of Independent Unions (CIU) challenge the senatorial
candidates to reveal plans to curb the unemployment problem as the
groups launch the series of “job interviews” of politicians aspiring
for the 12 seats in the Senate.
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April 26, 2007 – The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN)
today condemned the participation of Indonesian Major General Noer
Muis in a joint U.S.-Indonesia military exercise this week. General
Muis has been indicted for crimes against humanity in East Timor.
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?Ah, patay na diay? Kanus-a? Kinsa nagpatay? (Ah, he is dead? Since when? Who killed him?)? the Davao City mayor mockingly asked a crowd in Bankerohan during a campaign rally this week.
But feisty mayor, who is facing no real threat to his position in next month?s elections, takes pains to justify his decision to field his initially reluctant daughter as his running mate.
By Marilou M. Aguirre
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY ? “Murag walay eleksyon nga naay eleksyon. Murag naay eleksyon nga walay eleksyon. (It doesn?t feel like we have an election in an election season.)?
This was how Mayor Rodrigo Duterte described the upcoming elections during a rally this week in Piapi, Boulevard, a neighborhood in the city’s first district.
Reacting to the charges brought against Guant?namo detainee Omar Khadr, Amnesty International said:
?The treatment of Omar Khadr over the past five years exemplifies the USA?s disregard for international law in the ?war on terror?. Unless the US authorities bring him to trial in a civilian court, taking full account of his age at the time of any alleged offences, he should be returned to Canada.?
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