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Journalists Killed in 2009: 19 Confirmed
Special Report: Journalists in Exile 2009
DAVAO CITY – – A lumad farmer survived a slay attempt in Baganga town of Davao Oriental on June 26 this year.
I was lucky to have noticed the triggerman drew a gun as their motorcycle pulled alongside us. I heard three shots. They were so close, I could almost see the bullets whizzing by my head,” Gonzales told Davao Today. Read on.
DAVAO CITY – Drainage maintenance chief Yusop Jimlani said the city has terminated the services of 174 employees following the Ombudsman’s order suspending him and three other city officials for demolishing a park named after House Speaker Prospero Nograles. Read on.
DAVAO CITY — Bayan urged the Filipino people to continue the fight waged by former President Corazon Aquino against charter…
(Second of three parts)
First Part : A Pattern to Madness
AT LEAST three people whose names and groups were on the reported military list that Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo leaked to the media in May, were killed in the last two years. The picture of Pojas, killed on May 15 last year, appeared in one of the slides.
Partylist Representatives Satur Ocampo and Teddy Casio of Bayan Muna, Lisa Maza and Luz Ilagan of Gabrielawho all declared to run under the progressive political party Makabayansaid they launched the Atras Con-As (Back-off, Con-As) campaign in Davao City to challenge Nograles right in his bailiwick. It was Nograles who pushed for the passage of House Resolution 1109 which calls to convene members of both the Lower House and the Senate into a Constitutional Assembly to change the Philippine Constitution. Read on.
Its possible that the government will use it to declare a state of national emergency and arrest enemies of the state, including the opposition, Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo warned. Read on.
