NDFP to Aquino: Ask Deles, Llamas
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT OF THE PHILIPPINES (NDFP) dared President Benigno Aquino III to ask his peace adviser Teresita Deles and political adviser Ronald Llamas why he did not receive reports on the informal talks between his government and the revolutionary group. Asked to respond to a Philippine Daily Inquirer article published today that quoted […]
Marcos not real soldier and hero, victims say
Martial Law victims hope that president-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to allow the burial of former president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani is not an effort to mend the late dictator’s reputation. Bonifacio Ilagan, vice-chairperson of the human rights group Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA), said the Libingan […]
Carol Pagaduan Araullo’s STREETWISE: Duterte and the Left
The right is always the party sector associated with the interests of the upper or dominant classes, the left the sector expressive of the lower economic or social classes, and the center that of the middle classes. Historically this criterion seems acceptable. The conservative right has defended entrenched prerogatives, privileges and powers; the left has […]
16th Congress fails SSS pensioners
THE LIBERAL PARTY-LED House of Representatives (HOR) again frustrated efforts to override President Benigno Aquino’s veto of the bill giving Php2,000 monthly increase to Social Security System (SSS) pensioners. Only 189 representatives were present at the final regular session of the 16th Congress as of five o’clock yesterday afternoon, four short of the required 193 […]
NDFP wants human rights monitoring committee with GPH revitalized
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT OF THE PHILIPPINES (NDFP) will push for the revitalization of the Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) for its Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) with the government of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) under the Rodrigo Duterte government. As the NDFP waits for representatives of president-elect […]
Health workers vow to block Fabella’s closure
Health workers and urban poor residents protested at the gates of the Dr Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in downtown Manila today to denounce its impending closure by the Benigno Aquino government on June 9. Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) members said that as many as 2,000 patients per day, including hundreds of mostly poor birthing […]
Left ‘guardedly optimistic’ on Duterte
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) is “guardedly optimistic” with its discussions with president-elect Rodrigo Duterte. Back in Manila from his meeting with Duterte in Davao City early Tuesday morning, NDFP spokesperson Fidel Agcaoili said today they are negotiating with Duterte with open eyes.
Poet, journalist, teacher Rogelio Ordoñez dies
Prof. Rogelio Ordoñez died this morning due to a lingering liver ailment. He was 76 years old.
Veteran negotiator to lead Duterte’s peace panel with Reds
Former justice secretary Silvestre Bello III is “greatly honored” to again be the Philippine government’s chief negotiator with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).
While clarifying that he still needs to be formally notified by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Bello said that he is keen on accepting the challenge again to talk peace with the NDFP.
STREETWISE: Electoral quick fix by Carol Pagaduan-Araullo
Streetwise The rags-to-riches storyline never fails to hook people onto sappy movies and telenovelas; to dream of better times amidst everyday misery. Similarly, the get-rich-quick mentality drives many to endure long queues to get into “easy-money” game shows where thousands of pesos are won through plain luck; and, oh yes, to spend their last peso […]