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By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA — As Congress proclaimed Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III as the next Philippine president, human rights defenders called on… 06/16/2010
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Church, Rights Groups Petition UN Human Rights Council to Urge Aquino to Solve Killings of Activists
Kin of OFW in Death Row Asks DFA to Keep them Informed
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By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com After receiving a call from his son Joselito, Jesus Zapanta, 56, did not know how to break the news… 06/16/2010
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UN official Slams Impunity in the Philippines, Repeats Call for Prosecution of Perpetrators
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By RONALYN OLEA Bulatlat.com In a side event during the ongoing 14th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council in Geneva, UN Special… 06/16/2010
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Canadians visit Morong 43
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Nine Canadians, three others from the UK and Australia, and members of Manila based groups heard first-hand from the Morong 43 their story and feelings… 06/01/2010
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Int’l observers claim rampant vote-buying in RP polls
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SAN FRANCISCO – Members of the Philippine Election Observers Team returned to the United States exhausted from their 10-day mission to the Philippines. About 50… 06/01/2010
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Ballots were pre-shaded — Kontra Daya
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Manila— The anti-fraud group Kontra Daya has received information on fraud committed during the May 10 elections in one of the island municipalities in Basilan.… 06/01/2010
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11 other losing bets file poll protests
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MANILA, Philippines – Less than two weeks after the country’s first nationwide automated polls, various candidates have filed election protests before the Commission on Elections… 06/01/2010
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‘Freedom of Information bill not yet dead’
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MANILA, Philippines – Don’t kill the bill. One of the authors of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill refutes the statement of House Speaker Prospero… 06/01/2010
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Canadians caught in gun battle in Lanao
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The most intense experience amongst the PIOM observers was that of Canadians, Randall Garrison, City Councilor in BC, Carol Crabtree, and Australian, Joyce Ann Mercer… 06/01/2010
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Ferdinand Marcos is back
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MANILA, Philippines – His name used to be poison in the Philippines but Ferdinand Marcos Jr is now talking about becoming president after elections showed… 06/01/2010
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