MANILA –Children of political prisoners and of victims of enforced disappearances participated in an alternative Santacruzan held at the Quezon City Memorial Circle, May 17. Hustisya, an organization of families of victims of human rights violations, made use of the traditional May celebration of the Santacruzan, which portrays Reyna Elena’s search for the holy cross,…
“I was told that I should return to the detention center as soon as possible. The baby would be left here. But I hope that I would be allowed to stay here with the baby so I could breastfeed her and take care of her.”
“This time, Malacañang might be aiming to save the reputation of its closest allies, while sacrificing a few others who the administration might view as dispensable.” – Kabataan Rep. Terry Ridon
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Former Senator Panfilo Lacson says he’s having a hard time doing his job as the Aquino administration’s “rehabilitation czar,” complaining only a week ago that two members of the Aquino Cabinet have been deliberately thwarting his efforts to rehabilitate the areas in the Visayas razed by super…
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star They’re at it again, or rather, they haven’t stopped doing it. Over the past two months they have been doing the same in Talaingod, Davao del Norte and other places in the Davao region. I refer to the AFP���s counterinsurgency forces under Oplan Bayanihan…