Command responsibility: Can President Arroyo evade it?
Bayan Muna today urged Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, the presidential security adviser for regions 11 and 12, to lobby for a thorough review of the anti-terror Law or the Human Security Act, saying the mayors objectives in keeping peace and order” should be consistent with the protection of human rights and the upholding of democracy.
DAVAO CITYJunk the Human Security Act, this was the cry of the students and youth organizations in the National Day…
The city government is celebrating July as Nutrition month by carrying out activities relative to good nutrition, proper breastfeeding, and a sustained campaign against malnutrition.
The group said the charge against Gilbert Cardino illustrates the fact that the Arroyo regime has rigorously, systematically and intentionally waging an all-out war against the Filipino people who are participating in legitimate struggles against political repression and human-rights violations.
The intention of the law is very good, Avisado said. But the lady lawyer said that the big problem of the law is with the budget or lack of it, a problem that has drawn flak from the laws critics.
What the European Union should do on killings
Winding up a 10-day “needs assessment mission” to look into the extra-judicial killings in the country, the European group headed by European Union Ambassador Alistair Macdonald offered today “technical assistance” to the government in the investigation of extrajudicial killings, the prosecution of the suspects and witness protection.
Broadcasting at 10,000 watts, DXDC is the city’s most popular AM station. It has consistently ranked No. 1, according to surveys by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters sa Pilipinas.
A child sleeps in front of a Chowking branch along Ilustre Street, Davao City. According to child advocates, landless families are forced to send their children to work as hired hands in plantations and farms. Many of them opt to move to the cities. Read the story (Photo by Keith Bacongco)