Juana Change tackles the Maguindanao Massacre
Mae Paner a.k.a. Juana Change tackles Maguindanao. I really praise her for her courage and creativity. She's truly one of our modern-day heroes. :) More power Juana Change! We wanna wanna change this country badly....
Source: The Philippines and Beyond
From mass murder to one act of rebellion
From Thoughts Brewed 24/7
Okay. I really don’t find the declaration of martial law as a good step to solve the Ampatuan Massacre. After all, the Constitution only states that there are two situations where a martial law can be proclaimed, either if the state is under invasion or rebellion. Obviously, the situation goes to the latter. Rebellion.
The Ampatuan massacre killed as much as 57 lives, 31 of which are journalists. Only Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan is under the hands of the government. He was charged with 25 counts of murder. All witnesses point him as the mastermind of the killings. Weeks have passed and until now, no one is convicted for the criminal act. This led to the declaration of the much-feared martial law.
If the state is inflicting countless murder to its people, will you consider it a rebellion? Or if it is the state which started the whole disorder, is it a rebellion? Let us not forget that this is a crime done by those in position. Those people who belong to the offices of the state are the ones being accused of such crime.
The Long View: Kicking and screaming
The Long View
Kicking and screaming
By Manuel L. Quezon III
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 19:10:00 12/09/2009
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IN THE 1986 Constitutional Commission, Francisco “Soc” Rodrigo bitterly opposed making the two chambers of Congress vote together, as essentially a...
Source: Manuel L. Quezon III: The Daily Dose
From mass murder to rebellion
Okay. I really don’t find the declaration of martial law as a good step to solve the Ampatuan Massacre. After all, the Constitution only states that there are two situations where a martial law can be proclaimed, either if the state is under invasion or rebellion. Obviously, the situation goes...
Source: Thoughts Brewed 24/7
Rushed martial law report deserves an `F’
N.B. – This was published in Asian Correspondent (December 7, 6:00 a.m.) where I write a weekly column (Philippine Fantasy).
Students know fully well the consequences of submitting a badly written paper. Too bad the same can’t be said for the powers-that-be in the Philippines.
Rushing to...
Source: Rising Sun
What does the Constitution say about martial law?
In Section 18, Article VII of the Constitution, the President, as commander in chief of the armed forces, can place the whole country or any part thereof under martial law, or suspend the writ of habeas corpus when there is an invasion or rebellion, when the public safety requires it....
Source: Pencil Pusher/Number Cruncher
The Long View: Caught in the act
The Long View
Caught in the act
By Manuel L. Quezon III
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 22:43:00 11/29/2009
THEIR TRACK RECORD AND THE EXTENT OF their preparations for conducting the massacre in the town named after themselves suggest the Ampatuans had the methodology of mass murder down pat...
Source: Manuel L. Quezon III: The Daily Dose
22 Filipina Women Among the Victims in Ampatuan Massacre
Source of Photo: Women light candles for the victims of abduction and killing in Maguindanao province southern Philippines during a rally marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in Quezon City Metro Manila, November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo
Taken here: macondaily.com
Esmael...
Source: Filipina Images
Nicanor Perlas, the Presidentiable
Just recently, at the recently concluded second wave of “HER TIME IS UP: 2010 Election Forum” held at the UP College of Law by KAISA and several student councils in UP Diliman, I had the chance to interview and listen to what Mr. Nicanor Perlas has to say on the Maguindanao Massacre. Here's his video...
Source: The Philippines and Beyond
Ampatuan massacre
Di bababa sa 57 na buhay ang kinitil sa massacre sa bayan ng Ampatuan, Maguindanao noong Lunes.
Kabilang sa mga pinatay ay may 30 mamamahayag. Itinuturing itong pinakamatinding atake sa mga mamamahayag sa makabagong panahon. Inilagay rin nito ang Pilipinas sa itaas ng listahan bilang pinakamapanganib...
Source: ederic@cyberspace
