The Irrepressible Duterte
Will Duterte stick to his guns in his verbal war with the Church? Mayor Rodrigo Duterte just can't help himself sometimes. This week, the mayor called the Catholic Church's promotion…
Last Son Alive
Fernando Alia at the Davao Medical Center, the last of the Alia boys. (davaotoday.com photo by Cheryll D. Fiel)
Last week, Fernando Alia was near his home when somebody plunged an ice pick twice in his back. Although he survived, he doesn?t feel a bit lucky. Three other brothers had been stabbed to death in and around the Bankerohan public market, where butchers not only kill livestock. Their mother, Clarita Alia, is at her wit?s end dealing with these tragedies. Worse, they blame her for their misfortunes. Davao Today?s Cheryll D. Fiel reports.
‘2006 Worst Year for Human Rights in Davao Regions’
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Main Trends in the Human Rights Situation
* Impunity in Extrajudicial Killings
* Alarming increase abduction and enforced disappearance
* Reign of Terror in Rural and Urban Areas
* Intensifying Trade Union Repression
* Filing False Charges to Justify Illegal Arrest and Detention and Harass Critics
* Curtailing Civil Liberties
Part 3: The people?s response
Part 4: Conclusion
Part 5: Appendix
Part 2: Main Trends in the Human Rights Situation
* Impunity in Extrajudicial Killings
* Alarming increase abduction and enforced disappearance
* Reign of Terror in Rural and Urban Areas
* Intensifying Trade Union Repression
* Filing False Charges to Justify Illegal Arrest and Detention and Harass Critics
* Curtailing Civil Liberties
Part 3: The people?s response
Part 4: Conclusion
Part 5: Appendix
The Southern Mindanao office of the human-rights group Karapatan released today “The 2006 Human Rights Situation of Southern Mindanao.” The report detailed abuses, mainly by state security forces in the region, against civilians, activists, peasants and workers. This year, it said, “is the worst for human rights since the toppling of the Marcos fascist dictatorship in 1986.”
Analysis: Martial Law and Back
In six years, the Arroyo administration has reversed the gains of the Filipino people, no matter how small, when it toppled the Marcos fascist dictatorship.
BY BENJIE OLIVEROS
Bulatlat
Analysis: Desperate Times for GMA
People simply do not buy repeated hectoring by the President and her allies that charter change will bring the country to paradise and news that she is sick generates further expectations for her to step down. The survival options for the besieged President have simply depreciated.
By the Policy Study, Publication and Advocacy Program
Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG)
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