It has been said that the conditions of women and children reflect the extent of poverty in a country because they are the most vulnerable to it. But as the history of March 8, as well as that of other people’s struggles in history show, women could also be the face of the struggle. By [...]
The political killing of Fernando Baldomero last July 5 should be a wake up call to President Aquino to urgently address the problem of human rights violations in the country, especially now that the government and the Armed Forces of the Philippines would be finalizing a new counterinsurgency program. However, after a few perfunctory responses, from Aquino’s spokesman, of calling for an investigation and denying that the government sanctions extrajudicial killings, President Aquino appears to be looking the other way already.
By FLON FAURILLO
(Bulatlat.com)
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[...] public-private partnership (PPP) program. Violent demolitions of urban poor communities (such as in Corazon de Jesus in San Juan) amid lack of sustainable relocation, and the privatization and commercialization of [...]