Archive for November 2005

NDFP Condemns Gang Rape of Filipina by US Soldiers

Nov 30th, 2005 | By | Category: Liham at Pahayag

“The National Democratic Front of the Philippines vehemently condemns the gang rape of a Filipina woman by six US soldiers in Subic, Zambales on Nov. 1, 2005. This heinous crime tramples on the basic human rights of the victim. But more than that, it insults the dignity of the Filipino nation.”



Arrest Gloria Condemns US Marines’ Rape of Filipina in Subic

Nov 30th, 2005 | By | Category: Liham at Pahayag

Image courtesy of archive.gov“We in the Artists for the Removal of Gloria condemn in the strongest possible terms the recent gang-rape of a 22-year-old Filipina by six US Marine servicemen in Subic, Zambales. The perpetrators of this unthinkably bestial act — Keith Silkwood, Daniel Smith, Albert Lara, Dominic Duplantis, Corey Barris and Chad Carpenter — have been stationed in Subic for the past few months as participants in the joint US-RP military exercises in the former American naval base. “



Subic Rape Stirs Echoes of US Military Atrocities in Mindanao

Nov 30th, 2005 | By | Category: Liham at Pahayag

While there is public outcry for justice for the 22-year-old woman from Zamboanga who was raped by six US Marines in Subic, InPeace Mindanao likewise calls for the immediate pull-out of US troops in Mindanao and the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement and the Mutual Defense Treaty.



Killings a State Policy

Nov 30th, 2005 | By | Category: Liham at Pahayag

By the Center for People Empowerment in Governance
The killing of activists is “part of a state policy to eliminate dissenters, left-wing personalities involved in the electoral process, and political activists.



Arroyo Losing Cyberspace Battle

Nov 30th, 2005 | By | Category: Lathalain

Malacañang failed to diffuse the “pekeng pangulo” Googlebomb. The bomb is still ticking.



The Trafficking of Children for Sexual Exploition is the Greatest Crime

Nov 30th, 2005 | By Fr. Shay Cullen | Category: Lathalain

Fr. Shay Cullen
Janet is one of those15-year-olds who have been enslaved in a life of sexual bondage had she not been rescued from a brothel in Manila, waiting to be trafficked abroad. Her mother gave her to a pimp thinking she would meet a foreigner and marry into wealth.



CPP Condems Gang Rape by US Soldiers

Nov 30th, 2005 | By | Category: Lathalain

The Communist Party of the Philippines
The CPP has strongly condemned the gang rape by six US soldiers of a 22-year old Filipino woman in Subic Bay, Olongapo City on November 1.



More Remittances From Women Emphasize Feminization of Migration — ADB Study

Nov 30th, 2005 | By | Category: Lathalain

By Jeremaiah M. Opiniano
OFW Journalism Consortium

MANILA � SOUTHEAST Asian women migrant workers, of which over a half are Filipinas, sent more money than male workers to their home countries, a study by the Asian Development Bank showed.



Meri Krismas en a Hapi Hapi Nyuyir (sa Aking Ama sa Selda 19)

Nov 30th, 2005 | By Bullet Lazaro Siongco | Category: Tula

Bullet Lazaro Siongco



Isang Pagpupugay sa Lahat ng Mamamahayag at Manunulat ng Ating Panahon

Nov 30th, 2005 | By Kristine Kate F. Berdin | Category: Tula

Kristine Kate F. Berdin