Nene Pimentel to RP’s Lawyers: Uphold the Law, Human Rights
(Speech of Sen. Nene Pimentel, Senate Minority Leader, at the 11th Integrated Bar of the Philippines National Convention, March 29, 2007, in Cagayan de Oro City) There are two things…
Davao’s Cayetano Disqualified by Comelec
Joselito "Peter" Cayetano, the driver and dock worker from Sasa who was drafted by the KBL to run for senator, has been disqualified by the Comelec, according to this report.…
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.
The Other Cayetano
At Davao City?s Sasa village, the neighbors and coworkers of Joselito Cayetano are stumped by his decision to run for the Senate. They were stunned when he added the second name ?Peter? to his certificate of candidacy. Alan Peter Cayetano, the opposition congressman who is running for senator, is not amused.
Joselito Cayetano, a truck driver at Sasa Wharf, runs for the Senate. He will likely spoil the chances of senatorial candidate Alan Peter Cayetano
Kabataan Party Nominees Harassed by Military
Even the parents of nominees of progressive party-list groups are not spared of the harassment directed against them. Last March 13, the father of Kabataan Party?s second nominee and National Capital Region (NCR) chairperson Enrico Almonguerra received a letter from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) summoning him and Enrico to the Civic Military Operations (CMO) headquarters in Fort Bonifacio on March 22. This is not the first time that the youth party-list group?s nominees experienced harassment from the military.