![[In the news] Budget office releases over P300 million to upgrade state health facilities | Sun.Star](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/sunstar-network-copy15.jpg?w=160&h=65&crop=1 "[In the news] Budget office releases over P300 million to upgrade state health facilities | Sun.Star")
Budget office releases over P300 million to upgrade state health facilities | Sun.Star. February 27, 2012 THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P306.6 million to the Department of Health (DOH) for the implementation of the Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP). Budget and Management Secretary Florencio Abad said the total release, which will … Continue reading »
![[Press Release] 284 CSOs attend 4th General Assembly; bewail SM’s impending massacre of Baguio City’s trees -PMPI](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/pmp.png?w=120&h=120&crop=1 "[Press Release] 284 CSOs attend 4th General Assembly; bewail SM’s impending massacre of Baguio City’s trees -PMPI")
284 CSOs attend 4th General Assembly; bewail SM’s impending massacre of Baguio City’s trees Baguio City – 284 members of the Philippine-Misereor Partnership, Inc (PMPI) will gather in Baguio city to meet for its 4th General Assembly on February 27 to March 1, 2012 with the theme “Harnessing Faith, Culture and Integrity of Creation towards … Continue reading »
![[In the news] Suspects in Fr. Tentorio slay charged -MindaNews.com](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/mindanews1.png?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[In the news] Suspects in Fr. Tentorio slay charged -MindaNews.com")
Suspects in Fr. Tentorio slay charged By Malu Cadelina-Manar February 25, 2012 KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/24 February) – Authorities filed this week murder complaints against Jimmy Ato, who was arrested almost two months ago in Arakan town in North Cotabato, and three others, after they were tagged as behind the killing in October 2011 of Italian … Continue reading »
Judiciary, one wrong committed in the past ‘Let’s go, let’s make it right’ By Norman Bordadora Philippine Daily Inquirer February 26th, 2012 Twenty-six years after millions flocked to Edsa to overthrow a dictator, President Benigno Aquino III on Saturday rallied Filipinos to take action against the judiciary that, he said, like martial law was one … Continue reading »
![[From the web] Two for the long, rough road -RAPPLER.com](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/rappler_logo6.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[From the web] Two for the long, rough road -RAPPLER.com"){kind=logo}
Two for the long, rough road. BY LILA R SHAHANI AND SYLVIA L MAYUGA, RAPPLER.com February 24, 2012 MANILA, Philippines – Had they lived in postwar Manila when slums began their long and slow proliferation in ruins and empty lots, Teodosia ‘Teody’ Barquio-Gacer, 56, and Edwin Nakpil, 49, would have been nameless squatters. Half a … Continue reading »
MindaNews » Japan allots P17-M for 2 Mindanao towns for climate change adaptation. By Bong S. Sarmiento February 26, 2012 KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/25 February) — The Japanese government has allocated P17 million to boost agricultural practices of indigenous peoples in Mindanao, the Japanese embassy said in a statement. Japanese Ambassador Toshinao Urabe signed early this … Continue reading »
Armm policymakers formulate action plan for reform | Sun.Star. February 25, 2012 MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur — Policymakers in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm) are now in the process of fine-tuning development plans to make way for the key reforms set up by Governor Mujiv Hataman. Diamadel Dumagay, executive director of the … Continue reading »
![[From the web] Remembering Jose ‘Ka Pepe’ Diokno: One who stayed -InterAksyon.com](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/interaksyon-logo24.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[From the web] Remembering Jose ‘Ka Pepe’ Diokno: One who stayed -InterAksyon.com"){kind=logo}
Remembering Jose ‘Ka Pepe’ Diokno: One who stayed Theodore Te February 25, 2012 As someone who suffered as much as he did for his country, no one would perhaps have begrudged him a flight out of the country. It speaks so much of the character of the man that he stayed. And that in staying, … Continue reading »
Visayan people’s declaration on mining and the ecology Scrap the Philippine Mining Act of 1995, Enact the Philippine Mineral Resources Act of 2011! WE, the PARTICIPANTS to the 1st Visayan Conference on Mining and Ecology, representing various organizations of farmers, indigenous people communities, women, urban poor, workers, service workers, students, professonals, the church, media, and … Continue reading »
![[From the web] DARE – Disclose All Records of Public Officials Movement!](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/dare-movement.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[From the web] DARE – Disclose All Records of Public Officials Movement!")
DISCLOSE ALL! MAINIT ang sagutan nina Corona at Noynoy. Parehong naghahamunan na ilabas ang kanya-kanyang mga SALN (statement of assets, liabilities and net worth) mga bank accounts — peso at dollar accounts. Umigting ang kanilang “berbalan” matapos na maglabas ang korte ng TRO sa pagbubukas ng mga “dollar accounts” ni Corona. Isang kautusang agad sinunod … Continue reading »
![[Press Release] PHILIPPINES: Human Rights Council must act on widespread arbitrary dismissals of torture complaints and resultant impunity -AHRC](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/asianhumanrights.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Press Release] PHILIPPINES: Human Rights Council must act on widespread arbitrary dismissals of torture complaints and resultant impunity -AHRC")
PHILIPPINES: Human Rights Council must act on widespread arbitrary dismissals of torture complaints and resultant impunity The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to inform and seek the intervention of the Human Rights Council and the Special Rapporteur on torture concerning the frequent dismissals of complaints of torture, which speak to a system of legal … Continue reading »
![[Press Release] Missing Islamic Scholars Confirmed Abducted in NAIA 3 -FIND](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/find2.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Press Release] Missing Islamic Scholars Confirmed Abducted in NAIA 3 -FIND")
Missing Islamic Scholars Confirmed Abducted in NAIA 3 Recent developments in the search for the three missing Islamic scholars took a positive turn. Najir Gumuntul Ahung, 38; Rasdie Bisita Kasaran, 21; and Yusup Cadlus Mohammad, 21, all residents of Al-Barka, Basilan disappeared on January 4, 2012. All three were bound for Khartoum, Sudan and were … Continue reading »
![[From the web] “My being incarcerated shall not become a reason for me to stop from speaking the truth.” -Cocoy Tulawie](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/cocoy-tulawie-hrd.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[From the web] “My being incarcerated shall not become a reason for me to stop from speaking the truth.” -Cocoy Tulawie")
Note: English version of Cocoy’s letter dated Feb.16,2012. Assalamualaykum wa rahmatullahi taala wa barakatuhu! Foremost, I bestow my thankfulness to Allah for not forsaking me, my wife and my children. Allah made a lot of means and instruments- such as help coming from various communities and diverse nations and/or faiths- so that my family and … Continue reading »
![[Event] “KNOW ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE”, a mini film expo on the global phenomenon of enforced or involuntary disappearance](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/know-enforced-disap-poster.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Event] “KNOW ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE”, a mini film expo on the global phenomenon of enforced or involuntary disappearance")
The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) and the Families of Victims of Involuntary Disappearance (FIND) in cooperation with the Committee on Human Rights of the House of Representatives invite you to “KNOW ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE”, a mini film expo on the global phenomenon of enforced or involuntary disappearance. The film showing will be held on … Continue reading »
![[From the web] Targeting the marginalised: Detainees in the Philippines](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/world-without-torture-copy.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[From the web] Targeting the marginalised: Detainees in the Philippines")
Targeting the marginalised: Detainees in the Philippines. worldwithouttorture.org Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two-part mini-series on our work in coordination with member centres in the Philippines. Look next Tuesday for Line’s post on the project on children and torture. By Tessa Every Friday morning at the Copenhagen office, the available staff … Continue reading »
