Arroyo lifts martial law yet the dangers still lurk
I failed the first time, but I shall not fail the next time, says Arroyo
Mrs. Arroyo has just lifted martial law in Maguindanao. But, don’t rejoice yet. The dangers still lurk.
We all know why they lifted Proclamation 1959—Mrs. Arroyo is not entirely sure if most Lakas-KAMPI-CMD members will...
Source: pinoyobserver.com
Arroyo lifts martial law in Maguindanao
Martial law will be lifted in Maguindanao at 9 p.m. Saturday, eight days after it was imposed by President Gloria Arroyo.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said Arroyo lifted Proclamation No. 1959 on the recommendation of the Cabinet which concluded that the government has met its main objectives...
Source: ellen tordesillas
VERA Files Video: Baraybar’s initial observations on Maguindanao massacre
Peruvian forensic anthropologist Jose Pablo Baraybar on Wednesday briefed the Foreign Overseas Correspondents Association of the Philippines on his initial findings on the Nov. 23 Maguindanao massacre which left 57 people, including 30 journalists, dead.
VERA Files writer Tessa Jamandre shares her...
Source: ellen tordesillas
Chainsaw gang
Nilabas ni Chairperson Leila de Lima ng Human Rights Commission ang sulat ng Concerned People’s Organization kay Gloria Arroyo Agosto ng 2008 pa.
Doon sa sulat, isinumbong ng CPO ang mga kalabisan ng mga Ampatuan. Ikinuwento nila ang nangyari sa dating asawa ni Maguindanao Governor Andal Ampatuan...
Source: ellen tordesillas
Santiago hits, Locsin defends martial law
by Carmela Fonbuena,
abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak
Biazon slams Devanadera for poor defense
An apparent debate between Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago and Makati City Rep. Teodoro Locsin on martial law in Maguindanao stood out in the second day of Congress’ joint session.
Santiago opposed while...
Source: ellen tordesillas
Loopholes in the Constitution
Martial Law has been declared. Erap has been allowed to run for re-election. And in both accounts there have been serious questions as to who interpreted the constitution correctly.
In response to the Maguindanao massacre and the government’s difficulty in arresting everyone charged, GMA declared...
Source: cerebral insights
Fighting martial law by way of martial law
Below is the speech of Makati Rep. Teodoro Locsin Jr., which he delivered before the Joint Session of the Congress. Satirical and cerebral, the speech makes the case for the martial law in Maguindanao. In essence, it says that there can be no other “adequate response” to the martial law...
Source: The Free Lancer
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.
Congress holds joint session on 1959
by VERA Files
Joint session on 1959 by Mario IgnacioCongress convened Wednesday its historic joint session to discuss the declaration of martial law in Maguindanao following the Nov. 23 massacre that left 57 people dead, including 30 journalists, in the country’s worst election-related violence.
Legislators...
Source: ellen tordesillas
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
