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The Philippines' Disappearing Dissidents |
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Written by Peter Ritter/Manila / Time
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Monday, 09 June 2008 |
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On April 28, 2007, Jonas Burgos, a 37-year-old Philippine political activist, was eating lunch in Ever Gotesco shopping mall in Manila. At around 1:20 p.m., a group of four men approached his table. They spoke quietly to Burgos for about 20 minutes. Then the men began pushing him toward the mall's exit. "I'm just an activist," a waitress heard Burgos shout. A mall security guard approached the group. As the guard would later testify, the men warned him that they were police officers. They hustled Burgos outside and into a maroon Toyota. As the car vanished into traffic, the guard wrote down the license plate. |
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"If helping the poor is a crime, ... then I plead guilty as charged." - Crispin Beltran |
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Written by Theo Droog | Nederlands Filippijnse Solidariteitsbeweging
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Saturday, 24 May 2008 |
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The Nederlands Filippijnse Solidariteitsbeweging (NFS) extends its heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and supporters of Philippine member of parliament and longtime labor leader Crispin B. Beltran, popularly known as Ka Bel. Last May 20 he died in hospital from head injuries sustained after falling from the roof of his home while repairing a leak. He was 75 years old. |
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PCPR Condemns Malacaņang Assault on Civilians, Media |
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Written by Promotion of Church People's Response
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Friday, 30 November 2007 |
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The continuous firing, the rain of tear gas and forcible entry of one APC truck at the Manila Hotel Peninsula yesterday sent strong signals that the combined special forces of the police and military were given orders to launch all-out assault even at the risk of civilian lives including Bishop Julio Labayen, Vice Pres. Teofisto Guingona and so many members of the media. What we have witnessed in the way Malacañang handled the Makati crisis is total disregard of civilian safety and the people's appeal for sobriety. We strongly condemn Malacañang for resorting to excessive force that could have cost the lives of so many people. |
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INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO FREE JOSE MARIA SISON LAUNCHED |
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Written by Free Jose Ma. Sison Campaign
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Friday, 07 September 2007 |
 (Utrecht, The Netherlands) -- Friends, comrades and colleagues of detained Philippine revolutionary leader Professor Jose Maria Sison gathered Wednesday in this city, at the international information office of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), to launch the “Free Jose Ma. Sison Campaign”.
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(Fr. Peter Geremia, PIME, is an Italian-American missionary who has worked in Mindanao since 1977. In 1985 Fr. Peter was targeted for assassination by right-wing vigilantes, who instead killed his friend Fr. Tulio Favali. Fr. Peter's name appears on military blacklists now being circulated. So did George's. The remains of the Vigo couple will be transferred from their residence in Apo Sandawa Homes II to the Kidapawan Cathedral gym on Friday, June 30. Burial will be at the Kidapawan Memorial Park after the 7 a.m. mass on Saturday, July 1). |
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Filipinos overseas
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INDUSTRY experts on Tuesday warned of another looming exodus, this time, involving pharmacists who number only more than 4,000 at present. |
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