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By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com It has been two years since Pres. Benigno Aquino III assumed the presidency and now is the time to expect results.… 07/27/2012
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Philippines
Separating perceptions from reality
Political prisoners heighten hunger strike
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Eighteen political prisoners from Tagum City, Patin-ay in Agusan del Sur, Cebu and Taguig City are now on hunger strike to underscore the call for… 07/27/2012
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Eight reasons why Aquino’s new mining policy is deadlier than Mining Act of 1995 Published on July 13, 2012 700 3 766 3
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“The final, long awaited EO makes it clear that Malacañang has addressed only the concerns of foreign business but brushed away legitimate concerns of mining… 07/27/2012
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Maita Gomez (1947-2012): Beauty transfigured
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“The new woman, the new Filipina, is first and foremost a militant…She is a woman who has discovered the exalting realm of responsibility, a woman… 07/27/2012
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Maita Gomez: Palaban, makabayan at makakalikasan
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Tinig Kalikasan ni Lisa C. Ito Mandirigma, ina, peminista, at tagapagtanggol ng pambansang patrimonya—ito ang ilan sa mga salitang pumapasok sa isip ko sa pagpanaw… 07/27/2012
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Two years under Aquino, abuses go unpunished as president reneges on promise — HRW
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n the Philippines, there is still no successful prosecution of security forces for killings, ‘disappearances,’ despite Aquino’s campaign and inauguration promises for accountability. President Benigno… 07/13/2012
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Impunity and “democracy”
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By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com I would have written about President Aquino’s request to the US to fly its spy drones around Scarborough shoal and its… 07/13/2012
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On the killing of Willem Geertman, a well-loved Dutch community worker
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CPSHR Statement The Canada-Philippines Solidarity for Human Rights (CPSHR) vehemently condemns the killing of Willem Geertman, 67, a well-loved community worker and executive director of… 07/13/2012
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The extrajudicial killing of Willem Geertman: An attack on Christian Missions
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SISTERS’ ASSOCIATION IN MINDANAO (SAMIN) STATEMENT July 6, 2012 We grieve and condemn in the strongest terms the killing of Dutch missionary Willem Geertman, 67,… 07/13/2012
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Cashing in on the environment
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By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Although the environment gradually became an international concern since the early 70s, the Earth Summit 20 years ago signaled that the… 07/13/2012
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