Statement of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication on the third year of the Aquino presidency July 22, 2013 When Benigno S. Aquino III took his oath of office on June 30, 2010 as the 15th President of the Philippines, hopes were high that he could bring about much-needed change. The high […]
How sure are we now that the claimed “source code” is the same one loaded in 70,000 plus PCOS machines that have been deployed all over the Philippines with several already tested for FTS? It will need opening up all PCOS units and running the hash code – a humongous task that only a “superman” […]
Note from the writer: This is the unabridged version of the speech. I was to deliver the shortened version (shortened due to time constraints) but to no avail because we were blocked by the marshals from our way towards the stage. Nonetheless, SR Arguelles did his job well by delivering a speech, instead, though the […]
Statement on the intensifying tremors of war of aggression in the Korean Peninsula between the United States of America-Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Twenty seven long years after the fall of the Marcos dictatorship, a law confirming the atrocities and human rights violations under martial law is finally signed into law. The Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto or SELDA, which led the filing of the historic class suit by the martial law victims against Ferdinand […]
THE FAMILIES of the 58 victims of the Nov. 23, 2009 Ampatuan Massacre are starting to lose hope in the justice system, and the government has only itself to blame. As we commemorate the third anniversary of the Ampatuan Massacre, where 32 journalists and media workers were among the murdered, only two of the eight […]
Naninindigan ang militanteng kilusang magbubukid sa rehiyon ng Timog Katagalugan na tama at lehitimo ang mainit na panawagang huwag pahintulutan ang grupong Akbayan na tumakbo sa party-list elections. Sa pagdami ng maralita sa kanayunan na nabuklod at naorganisa sa militanteng tradisyon ng pakikibaka sa lupa, desperado pa rin ang estado sa pagsuporta at paghahasik sa […]
Nagpapaabot kami ni Julie ng taos pusong pakikikiramay sa pamilya at mga kasama at kaibigan ni Kasamang Romeo (Romy) Luneta sa kanyang pagpanaw. Bagamat tayo ay nagdadalamhati, kinikilala at ipinagbubunyi natin ang mga naiambag niya sa demokratikong rebolusyon ng bayan. Makabuluhan at mabunga ang kanyang buhay. Si Kasamang Romy ang isa mga nagpundar ng Kabataang […]
The rules of court and criminal procedure on evidence, whether liberally or strictly construed, has no place in an impeachment proceeding full stop, no ifs or buts. What is supposed to be suppletory, has become the main rule, to the detriment of the peoples’ search for truth.
Tugon namin ito sa kaaapruba pa lamang na National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP) kung saan pinangalanang pinakaberdeng pangulo (“greenest president”) ng Pilipinas si Pang. Noynoy Aquino. Kalokohang gawaran ng ganitong titulo si Aquino sa pagpasa niya ng NCCAP, dahil kosmetiko lamang ito at walang resolusyon sa mga isyu sa polisiya sa Republic Act 9729 o Climate Change Act of 2009.
