Gabriela Women's Party is enraged at the heightening political repression and harassment in the country at the eve of the start of official campaign period for the May elections. The group said that the current administration under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in undoubtedly behind the recent arrests and harassment of leaders and members of legitimate organizations. read more »
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang yesterday trumpeted President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo’s meeting with President Barack Obama and the
country’s designation as the US regional coordinator with Southeast
Asia as a “triumph for all Filipinos.” Gabriela party-list Rep. Liza Maza said Obama was “misinformed”
considering the human rights violations and repression in the
Philippines. read more »
At the House, Gabriela party-list Rep. Liza Maza called Palparan and Alcover rabid dogs for their anti-communist campaign. She said the two were installed in Congress to persecute members of "legitimate" organizations. read more »
“Mga kambal na asong ulol sila sa Kongreso!”
Ito ang bansag ni Gabriela party-list Rep. Liza Maza kina Bantay
partylist Rep. Jovito Palparan at Aliance for National and Democracy
(ANAD) partylist Rep. Pastor Alcover matapos akusahan ang Fil-Am
activist na si Melissa Roxas bilang miyembro ng New People’s
Army. read more »
“The monstrous obsession of the butcher and his evil twin against the progressive bloc is just hysterically pathetic. Apparently, Palparan and Alcover’s only reason for being is to vilify and malign leaders and members of legitimate organizations and progressive partylists. It is a pity.” read more »
The alleged abduction and torture of Filipino-American activist Melissa Roxas by the military calls for the immediate passage of the anti-torture bill pending in both chambers of Congress, House legislators said Wednesday. read more »
MANILA — Political detainee Elizabeth Principe walked out of the
Philippine National Police Custodial Center at Camp Crame at 4:25 in
the afternoon of July 21, a full two weeks after the fourth and last of
the criminal charges against her was dismissed by a Regional Trial
Court in Nueva Vizcaya. read more »
MANILA — Melissa Roxas, the American activist who was kidnapped and
tortured allegedly by Filipino soldiers in May, arrived from the United
States last night to pursue her case against her captors.
MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE) The plane carrying Melissa Roxas and
her companions from the United Methodist Church has landed late Monday
at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and the passengers have all
disembarked, but the Filipino-American was still nowhere in sight. read more »
