‘DND misused relief fund’. COA: Huge part spent for AFP oil, repairs, etc. Marlon Ramos, Philippine Daily Inquirer January 3, 2015 MANILA, Philippines–A “huge portion” of the P352.5 million in emergency funding of the Department of National Defense in 2013 had been misused by the military, which spent money meant to help victims of natural…
Aquino vows to step up fight against corruption. Philippine Daily Inquirer April 21, 2014 President Aquino on Sunday vowed to step up his campaign against corruption in government for the remainder of his term. In his Easter message, the President said the public should expect his administration to “further strengthen our institutions” during the last…
Santiago sees Palace hand in Gigi’s return. By TJ A. Burgonio, Philippine Daily Inquirer April 21, 2014 It’s not farfetched that the Aquino administration has convinced Jessica Lucila “Gigi” Reyes to testify against Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile over the alleged P10-billion pork scam in exchange for her acquittal, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago said Sunday. Santiago said…
Wheel of torture: 10 cops relieved 41 detainees maltreated at secret PNP facility By Cynthia D. Balana, Philippine Daily Inquirer January 29, 2014 MANILA, Philippines — Ten Philippine National Police officers have been sacked following revelations they played a so-called “wheel of torture” game at a secret detention facility to extract information from criminal suspects and…
Apathy and alibis It says much when the president of a country that time and again boasts of being a democracy insists that one of, if not the, worst wave of media murders does not constitute a national catastrophe. No, we don’t believe President Benigno Aquino III is in a state of denial about the…
#ReliefPH: Victims of Typhoon Yolanda need your help BY RAPPLER.COM November 10, 2013 OPEN RELIEF OPERATIONS CENTERS (as of 4:06pm, Saturday, November 10, 2013) Donors are advised to conduct due diligence before donating money directly to personal bank accounts. Ask the organization or individual receiving the deposit for an acknowledgement receipt and how they intend…
A criminal love. By Naomi Fontanos Philippine Daily Inquirer September 1, 2013 In Europe, adultery is no longer a crime. In the United States, around 30 states have abolished their adultery laws. In October 2012, the United Nations Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice issued a joint statement calling on…
Ang pagbabawal sa paggamit ng mga plastic bag ni Gregorio V. Bituin Jr. Nang dumaan ang maraming bagyo sa bansa, tulad ng Roming, Milenyo, Ondoy, Pedring, Quiel, Sendong, Maring, at iba pa, naalarma ang marami sa malawakang pagbaha. Bata pa ako, ang kalsadang España sa Maynila ay binabaha na. Hanggang ngayon, binabaha pa rin. Kahit…
Pahayag: Isang Bukas na Liham para sa Lahat ng mga Mamamayang-Pilipino Ika-19, ng Agosto 2013 (Anibersaryo ng kapanganakan ng dating Pangulong Quezon) Mahal kong mga Kababayan, Nananawagan po ng pagkakaisang-loob ang munting liham na ito para sa ating lahat na mga tunay na mga anak ng bayan at sa buong mamamayang Pilipino hinggil po sa…
Aquino signs law to modernize prisons, professionalize corrections personnel. By Christine O. Avendaño, Philippine Daily Inquirer May 28, 2013 MANILA, Philippines — The government is now in position to institute reforms and better conditions in the country’s prisons now that President Benigno Aquino has signed a law that will modernize the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor),…
78 massacre suspects face charges over 58th victim. By Julie M. Aurelio, Philippine Daily Inquirer May 26, 2013 A Quezon City court hearing the 2009 Maguindanao massacre case has ordered the arraignment of 78 suspects for the 58th murder case filed recently on behalf of a slain photojournalist whose remains were never recovered. Judge Jocelyn…
Audit of Hacienda Luisita firm runs late Philippine Daily Inquirer May 20, 2013 CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—A leader of a farmers’ group has accused the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) of sabotaging the audit ordered by the Supreme Court (SC) on the financial status of Hacienda Luisita Inc. (HLI) after the process was delayed by…
Election 2013: The revenge of the excluded By Amando Doronila, Philippine Daily Inquirer May 13, 2013 Thirty-seven million Filipinos go to the polls today in a midterm election which President Aquino considers a referendum on his three years in office. More than 50 percent of the registered voters are under 44 years of age. According…
Votes for sale: From P100 to P3,500 per person By Philip C. Tubeza, Philippine Daily Inquirer May 11, 2013 How much is a Filipino’s vote worth these days? According to the National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel), candidates are offering up to P3,500 for a single vote in Ilocos Norte, P3,000 in neighboring Ilocos Sur,…
Envoys to visit Filipino victims of alleged human trafficking in US Philippine Daily Inquirer May 5, 2013 MANILA, Philippines—Philippine officials in the United States will visit this week the two Filipino women rescued from a Saudi diplomat’s house in Virginia in a suspected human trafficking case, the Philippine embassy in Washington D.C. said on Saturday.…
Rights body hails CA ruling AFP behind Burgos abduction By Gil C. Cabacungan Philippine Daily Inquirer March 28, 2013 The Court of Appeals (CA) ruling declaring the Armed Forces of the Philippines and not Leftist rebels was directly responsible for the “enforced disappearance” of journalist and activist Jonas Burgos is being hailed as a “concrete,…
Kristel and the UP Dream by Jose Mario De Vega This paper is a continuation of my article, “Self-Destruction: The Question of Suicide and the Tendency to Harm Oneself (GetRealPhilippines.COM and Blog Watch Citizen Media, March 19 and the Human Rights Online Philippines). Last Wednesday, a freshman student from the University of the Philippines-Manila ended…
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Edsa 27 Philippine Daily Inquirer February 24, 2013 It cannot be denied that the second Aquino administration has done much in a concerted effort to revitalize the spirit of Edsa. But we must not conflate the legacy of the People Power Revolution with any administration, not even this one. This is precisely the mistake the…
FOI: Waiting for the Hail Mary Pass By Walden Bello Philippine Daily Inquirer January 25, 2013 While the Senate has passed the Freedom of Information Bill (before its members descended into a deadly knife-fight), the House of Representatives still has to bring the FOI bill to the plenary for debate. Why the bill seems to…
