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MANILA – Early on, President Benigno Aquino III vowed to put an end to the killings and bring perpetrators to justice. Aquino signed in November… 01/11/2013
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Philippines
Aquino administration’s human rights policy: Big in words, too little in action
Gains, sins of omission and commission of the Aquino presidency
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Next year would be the mid-point of the Aquino administration. Because it is already near its mid-point, the Filipino people could already accurately gauge the… 01/11/2013
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SC junks case on Comelec and dynasties
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MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court affirmed on Tuesday, January 8, its earlier dismissal of a petition that asked the Commission on Elections to implement… 01/11/2013
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Required reading
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HE DOJ (Department of Justice) “Primer on Cybercrime” should be required reading for anyone who’s ever had any doubts about the Aquino administration’s support for… 01/11/2013
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The new year in numbers
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By Marites Dañguilan Vitug What to anticipate in 2013? Here are some numbers that reflect big issues in politics and policy and will have an… 01/11/2013
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Over 1,000 hurt during Nazarene procession
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MANILA, Philippines – At least 1,485 devotees were given medical attention during the procession of the image of the Black Nazarene, the Philippine Red Cross… 01/11/2013
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A must holiday reading for leaders and candidates
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By Marites Dañguilan Vitug “Why Nations Fail” is a hefty book of more than 500 pages and is heavy to carry around. But what it… 12/28/2012
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Zombie ideas
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CORRUPTION IN media is well known, acknowledged, and being addressed in the press and media community itself. It is wrong to make it seem that… 12/28/2012
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Democracy? Why is the Aquino government ignoring human rights issues?
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By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Human rights is a very important issue for us in Bulatlat. We have written about the life of each and every… 12/28/2012
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New law gives some hope to kin of victims of enforced disappearance
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The new law, the first of its kind in Asia, imposes a punishment of life imprisonment on those directly involved in the crime of enforced… 12/28/2012
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