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A Big "NO" to Charter Change
Submitted by Karl Ramirez on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 16:29.Tens of thousands of Filipinos trooped to the streets last June
10 to denounce and oppose the passage of House of Representatives
Resolution 1109 passed in the dead of the night by allies of
President Gloria Arroyo last June 3rd.
In the financial district of Makati, people from all walks of life marched with placards, streamers, flags and other visual forms of protest before converging at the corner of Ayala Avenue and Paseo de Roxas.
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In the financial district of Makati, people from all walks of life marched with placards, streamers, flags and other visual forms of protest before converging at the corner of Ayala Avenue and Paseo de Roxas.
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Artists File Supreme Court Petition vs National Artist Awards
Submitted by Karl Ramirez on Thu, 08/20/2009 - 18:44.Filipino artists filed a Supreme Court petition against the awarding of the Gawad Pambansang Alagad ng Sining (National Artist Award) citing Malacanang's intervention in the selection process.
Related Video: Filipino Artists Mourn the Death of Honor
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‘Dukot’: Courageous Movie Tackles Worsening Rights Abuses in Philippines
Submitted by Karl Ramirez on Tue, 08/18/2009 - 04:52.(Bonifacio Ilagan is a member of Kodao Productions and creative consultant for most of Kodao's video content. Watch the trailer at the Bulatlat.com website.) read more »
Dukot’s fearlessness emanates from its depiction of the truth about the worsening human-rights situation in the Philippines today. As Bonifacio Ilagan, the scriptwriter, put it: “It minces no words in pointing out the real perpetrators” of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings.
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The release of NDF Consultant Elizabeth Principe
Submitted by Karl Ramirez on Tue, 08/18/2009 - 04:42.Last July 21, Elizabeth Principe was released from detention in
Camp Crame after being held since November 28, 2007. Principe, 56 years
old, is a consultant of the National Democratic Front of the
Philippines in the peace process with the government.
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Health Workers Visit Lozada in Hospital
Submitted by Karl Ramirez on Tue, 05/12/2009 - 21:02.Members of the Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) visited whistle-blower Rodolfo "Jun" Lozada last May 7 at the Medical Center Manila. Previously detained at the Manila City Jail, Lozada was transferred to the hospital after suffering from dehydration and difficulty in breathing. read more »
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"We are against Charter Change!"
Submitted by Karl Ramirez on Thu, 02/12/2009 - 21:08.News coverage of the February 2009 picket against charter change.
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Ligalig Exhibit Launch at Conspiracy
Submitted by Kodao on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 05:04.
Ligalig
Portraits of human insecurity and public unrest
An exhibit of 8x10" photographs, July 15 - August 2, 2008
An initiative of Artist's Arrest, Southern Tagalog Exposure and Kodao Productions
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