MANILA, Philippines — Barring any new antics from the Arroyo government, members of the progressive partylist bloc called Batasan 6…
By Steven Rood
The Asia Foundation
While waiting for clarity in these races, it is useful to reflect on past elections for the light they shed on the present. One lesson is how all Philippine governments rely on elections for their legitimacy, and care a great deal about foreign opinion about those elections.
Departure statement of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo: On her visits to Italy, Portugal & China The sun never sets on the…
In a May 21 decision, the Commission on Human Rights in Southern Mindanao said Grecil Buya was killed in a legitimate crossfire between soldiers and rebels, and that there was no evidence that the soldiers violated the rights of Grecil. It also said that there was no evidence to suggest that she was a communist guerrilla, as earlier alleged by the military.
Grecil Buya’s parents had sued the soldiers before the CHR, alleging that the troops summarily executed the girl. (Photo courtesy of MindaNews)
As in the 2004 presidential elections, the Arroyo government has cynically and deliberately exploited the impoverished and anarchic situation in Mindanao to achieve its narrow partisan objectives.
MOSCOW — Journalists from all over the world today expressed outrage and condemnation over killings of their Russian colleagues and…
Below is a statement released by Pastor Berlin Guerrero, the UCCP priest abducted by government agents last week: What does…
The Philippine Supreme Court today dismissed the rebellion cases against six leftist congressmen known as the “Batasan 6,” among them Anakpawis Rep. Crispin Beltran who has been detained in the past 15 months. “We are vindicated. This is a triumph of truth and justice over the Arroyo government’s invented and unfair charge against duly elected people’s representatives,” Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo said.
Arrival statement of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on her visits to New Zealand and Australia We return from New Zealand and…
The Center for Public Integrity, which does “investigative journalism in the public interest,” published a report yesterday on how US…