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
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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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