YouTube Video of Military Campaign in Cities
ABC-5 reporter Jason Torres cobbled together this rare video, which later appeared on YouTube, that shows exactly what the Philippine military is up to when it deployed soldiers to urban…
Arroyo Regime’s Abuses Qualify as ‘Crimes Against Humanity’: Hague Tribunal
Verdict. Members of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal hearing the charges against Arroyo in The Hague, the Netherlands.(photo courtesy of arkibongbayan.org)
The Permanent Peoples’ Tribune, the same body that investigated and later denounced the atrocities of the Marcos dictatorship, has concluded that the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is responsible for the extrajudicial killings and human rights abuses in the Philippines. “The wealth and consistency of the oral and written documentation made available through witnesses and expert reports, has convinced the PPT that each and all of the three charges presented against Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her Government, and against George Walker Bush and his Government are substantiated,” the tribunal said in its verdict released today.
“The extension and the systematic nature of the violations of the rights of the Filipino people committed by the governments of Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and with the support and full awareness of the government of George Walker Bush, qualify the same violations as crimes against humanity,” it added.
Partylist Groups in Another Fight, This Time for Posters
Support. Suara’s Abubakar Uy (right) laments the destruction of their campaign posters, allegedly by the military. Fortunately for Suara, Lumad groups, among others, have expressed support. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
It?s not enough that progressive partylist organizations — those that bear the brunt of the state?s policy of linking them to the communist movement ? are being harassed, intimidated and murdered. They, too, are being denied space for their campaign materials.
Military Denounced for Abuses in Talaingod, Digos
DAVAO CITY ? The human-rights group Karapatan has denounced the so-called ?Re-engineered Special Operations Team? of the 39th Infantry Battalion under Lt. Jerald Ho for allegedly sowing fear and terror among residents of sitio Bandera Brgy. Balabag in Digos City.
The group also criticized the military for the alleged human rights violations perpetrated by elements of the 73rd Infantry Battalion, the Cafgu paramilitary group and Alamara militia against the Ata-Manobo tribe in Talaingod town, Davao del Norte.
A Hungry Country, a Mad Government
COMMENTARY: Can?t the Arroyo administration give intelligent solutions to our poverty problems? Is this the best thing the government could do — telling us to cut down on our luxuries when we don?t even have enough money for our basic needs?
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