Archive for November, 2007

MILITARY adventurism has been embedded into Filipino culture since the time of martial law, where, as the Feliciano Fact-Finding Commission reported in 2003, the politicization of the military coincided with the erosion of civilian political institutions...

LAWYERS are denouncing the imposition of the five-hour curfew following the standoff between mutineers facing coup d'etat charges and government forces in Makati City this afternoon, saying it was unlawful and a clear violation of the...

TWO new things in the efforts to end the crisis in Makati City today point to a more intense government response against those who seek to overthrow it. The sight of two tanks ramming down the main entrance of the posh Manila Peninsula hotel takes...

(UPDATED) "THE die is cast," so declared Brigadier General Danilo Lim, claiming that now is the time to "end the sufferings and miseries inflicted upon us by the illegitimate Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo government and start a new life and a new...

November 29, 2007 · Posted in: Governance, In the News

Invoking the rule of law

THE rule of law is a phrase that is often invoked by the President in times of crisis. Following the walkout of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, Brigadier General Danilo Lim, and other Magdalo soldiers from their court hearing, Malacañang said that it...

November 28, 2007 · Posted in: In the News

PCIJ bags 2007 PopDev media awards

THE PCIJ continued its winning tradition at the 3rd Annual PopDev Media Awards as two of its fellows topped the online investigative reporting and opinion writing categories, while a photograph published in the PCIJ blog received a...

CONSIDER this: we borrow money to fund some projects. On top of the interests attached to these loans, we pay 35 percent more because of delays in the implementation of these projects. The price tag? An additional P36.8 billion. And that’s only for 21...