NDFP steadfast, ready to negotiate with GRP; urges Marcos officials to resolve ‘mixed signals’
NDFP panel chairperson Julie de Lima said they remain open and ready to engage the Manila government in peace negotiations but have “observed with concern” mixed and contradictory signals from the GRP. “On the one hand, General Eduardo Año stated that peace talks are unlikely to proceed. On the other hand, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said they are optimistic that the talks would resume,” de Lima said.
Flood-devastated Bicol farmers demand compensation, subsidy
“Wala nang inaasahang maaani. Kung mayroon man, nasa lima hanggang 10 kaban na lamang at ito ay hindi na rin magandang klase ng palay at pagtiya-tiyagaan na lang na kainin ng pamilyang magsasaka na nasalanta,” KMB lamented.
Makabayan denies alliance with Marcos-Romualdez dynasty
“So, enough with VP Duterte’s squid tactics, we demand accountability. It is the right of the people to know how their money was spent, and it is our duty to ensure that public officials do not betray their trust as this becomes an impeachable offense,” Makabayan said.
James Jazmines’ cycling buddy also abducted
“Bakit niyo siya kinuha? Gardening, cycling, eco waste ang buhay niya,” former Ateneo Law Dean Antonio La Vina asked. He said Salaviera is, “A good man, an environmental defender…a friend to nature and committed to his country. He is frail and he needs to be surfaced immediately.”
Sara’s secret use of DepEd money
By fiddling with people’s money and spending it penny-wise and pound-foolish, Sara has impeached herself. She has become the Philippine version of Peter Principle, when those deemed to be extraordinarily competent end up completely incompetent as they rise in the hierarchy. The Dutertes are a prime dynastic example of that management perfidy.
Press freedom remains under siege
The tone may have changed, but the press freedom landscape remains virtually unaltered: In the Philippines, journalists remain under attack for reporting the truth; the people’s right to know remains vastly curtailed; and the practice of journalism remains a dangerous act.
Rights group raises fear NDFP consultant’s brother is latest enforced disappearance victim
On the eve of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, human rights group Karapatan announced that James Jazmines had been missing since August 23.
Bayan Muna tells Sara: It is France Castro’s duty to ask you questions
“Even a first year law student knows that if a Regional Trial Court judgement is under appeal before the Court of Appeals or even the Supreme Court, it is not yet final and executory,” Bayan Muna executive vice president Carlos Zarate said.
Makabayan resumes probe of Sara’s past confidential funds expenditure
The Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives resumed its probe into past confidential and intelligence funds expenditures by the Office of the Vice President (OVP), driving Sara Duterte into a familiar aggressive stance in the ongoing budget hearing.
‘Three Stooges’ gets boot
By Diego Mora In the newspaper business, there are hundreds of “hao siao,” a derogatory term that applies to people who pretend to be journalists without having professional training on how to write logically, report and pursue stories to their logical conclusion. These are the unscrupulous elements who don’t know the law of the press […]