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Aetas find power in innovative education
The face of the Aetas is one of the most prominent in Philippine culture and children are taught in school that the Aetas are primitive people.
This is one reason why Aetas shy away from schools, said Carling Dumulot, a 49-year old Aeta leader from Zambales. “It seems that we are being insulted,” he said.
By Maria Althea Teves, abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newbsreak 04/27/2009 3:06 PM
Full automation of polls may be ‘chaotic’
The planned automation of national and local elections in May next year could end up a disaster. Observers fear this could happen as poll officials ignore dire warnings of a chaotic environment that might lead to massive failure of elections.
By Aries C. Rufo, Abs-cbnnews.com/Newsbreak 04/12/2009 5:14 PM
Death of an anti-mining activist: Impunity lives on
KORONADAL CITY— Does the killing of anti-mining activist Eliezer ‘Boy’ Billanes highlight irregular links between some mining companies and the Philippine military - or was he killed by insurgents because it was feared he was about to be turned into a so-called military asset and informer?
By Bong Sarmiento in Koronadal and Alan Davis in Manila, Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project 04/12/2009 4:26 AM
Muslims up in arms against discrimination
During her junior year at the Universidad de Zamboanga (UZ), nursing student Mirza Guldam was asked to wear a short-sleeved white frock and nurses' cap as she prepared for hands-on training at the hospital owned by her school in Zamboanga City.
By Kristine Servando, abs-cbnnews.com/Newsbreak 04/07/2009 9:13 AM
Supreme Court far from zero backlog
Newly retired justices unable to clean up dockets
When Justice Ruben Reyes retired in January this year, he left more than a thousand (1159) unresolved cases. A month later, when it was Justice Adolf Azcuna’s turn to retire, he left a little over a thousand cases (1008), data from the Supreme Court show.
By Marites Danguilan Vitug, abs-cbnnews.com/Newsbreak 04/06/2009 12:42 PM
How To Catch A Trafficker
SOMETIMES, all it takes is a determined victim and a prosecutor to pin down a human trafficker.
Aries Rufo, Newsbreak 04/02/2009 1:00 PM
Caught In Traffic
Corrupt law enforcers, government officials, judges, prosecutors and influence peddlers in government collude to block prosecution of human trafficking cases
by ARIES RUFO, Newsbreak 03/30/2009 7:33 PM
Gov't needs Mancao to bolster case in Dacer murder
Last of two parts
In the almost forgotten double-murder case of publicist Salvador 'Bubby' Dacer and his driver, Emmanuel Corbito, the government had hinged its case on the testimony of former Police Senior Superintendent Glenn Dumlao.
by ARIES RUFO, abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak 03/20/2009 6:10 PM
Dacer murder case: Who has the motive?
First of two parts
A month before public relations man Bubby Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito went missing in Nov. 24, 2000, the publicist wrote close friend, retired Gen. Jose Almonte, about threats to his life.
By Aries C. Rufo, abs-cbnNEWs.com/Newsbreak 03/19/2009 3:27 PM
‘The most important is independence’
Two new names surfaced in the shortlist of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) for the replacement of newly retired Justice Adolfo Azcuna: Court of Appeals Justices Lucas Bersamin and Hakim Abdulwahid. Bersamin topped the list with eight votes, while Abdulwahid came in at third place (tied with Sandiganbayan Justice Francisco Villaruz) with five votes.
Here are excerpts of their public interview with the JBC held on February 25 and 26:
By PURPLE S. ROMERO, abs-cbnnews.com/Newsbreak 03/19/2009 8:33 AM
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