BY BULATLAT Posted May 30, 2007, 6:18 p.m. Election watchdog Kontra Daya joined the Concerned Citizens and other groups in a protest rally, Wednesday, near the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) where the national canvassing is ongoing. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) canvassed votes from Sulu on the same day. The group warned against rigging…
Month: May 2007
Militants Assail Signing of Philippines-Aussie Defense Pact
BY EMILY VITAL Bulatlat Breaking News May 31, 2007 – 6:02pm Some 60 members of militant groups staged a picket in front of the Australian Embassy in Makati City, May 31, to protest the signing of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the Philippines and Australia. Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is in Australia for a…
Activist Pastor Abducted after Sunday Service in Laguna
BY BULATLAT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH/BREAKING NEWS May 28, 2007 – 4:55pm Activist pastor Berlin Guerrero was abducted just outside the local United Church of Christ of the Philippines (UCCP) chapel in Biñan, Laguna (35 kms. away from Manila) at 6 p.m. after a Sunday worship service on May 27. According to a statement by the…
No 12-0 Win for TU in Lanao Special Polls
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat ELECTION WATCH/BREAKING NEWS May 28, 2007 – 5:01 pm MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur – Were the voters from Barangay (village) Kadigilan, Lumbayanage town in Lanao del Sur not aware of the national elections? In precinct number 0010-A, the counting area in one of the classrooms in Amai Pak Pak Central…
Murder, She Wrote
BY BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com To date, there have been 601 cases of political killings. Political killings or assassinations may be the appropriate term to describe it. But the way these killings were carried out, the use of authority and superior force over an unarmed and unknowing civilian, is worse than murder. And murder is a…
Left Behind: The Political Education of Jeppie Ramada
Bayan Muna’s Jeppie Ramada lost in his bid for a council seat. Bayan Muna itself ended up second to Kalahi, the party-list group of the Nograleses that allegedly bought votes massively. It’s a disappointing loss, Bayan Muna concedes, but one that is very instructive for the Left. BY MARILOU M. AGUIRRE Davao Today Posted by…
Benguet Farmers Tested for Pesticide Exposure
Benguet farmers exposed to pesticides have submitted to physical, medical and blood examination to determine the level of pesticide toxicity in their blood and how it affects their health. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 16, May 27-June 2, 2007 LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET – Benguet farmers exposed to pesticides…
‘Among Ed’ Panlilio: A Victory with Double Effect
The canvassing of election returns has not yet been completed. Tension still rises from every corner in the country. But in Pampanga, they are experiencing a first, the election of a priest Fr. Ed Panlilio as governor and his supporters, as well as those who shun traditional politics are overjoyed. BY MAC BRYAN N. BAUTISTA…
Negros NGO is Finalist in UK Green Energy Tilt
The Negros-based Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation, Inc. (AIDFI) has been selected as one of the 10 finalists for London’s Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy. BY KARL G. OMBION Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 16 May 27-June 2, 2007 BACOLOD CITY – The body that gives the world’s leading green energy prize, the Ashden Awards for Sustainable…
Election-time Adventures
I had volunteered twice before as poll watcher for the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting during the 2001 and 2004 polls. But nothing prepared me for the grueling tasks I had to do as poll watcher for Kabataan Party-list. And yet, more than a week after the polls, my task as a citizen is…
Spectacle of a Problematic Election
The elections are a period when these conflicting forces play out an act in a long-running drama. For those who control power, each election is crucial. They cannot afford to lose. They can, in another sense, afford to win through “guns, goons, gold and Garci.” BY PROF. GILL H. BOERINGER* Contributed to Bulatlat ELECTION WATCH…