Downgrade of case vs. Subic rape servicemen is sellout of justice and sovereignty April 21, 2006
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The DOJ decision to downgrade the case against three of the accused in the Subic rape case is a sad development in the pursuit of justice towards a resolution of the situation.
AKBAYAN solon insists on legislative action towards full abolition of death pen, not just through commutations April 18, 2006
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AKBAYAN Party-List Representative Etta Rosales today said that more than a presidential pronouncement; the death penalty should be abolished altogether through the enactment of a pending law.
COMELEC is wasting taxpayers’ money on signature drive verification April 4, 2006
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The Commission on Elections is again playing the part of Malacañang’s dummy with its insistence on verifying the signatures collected by the Sigaw ng Bayan movement for a people’s initiative. It feels like 2004 all over again with a compliant COMELEC risking charges of contempt, graft and malversation just to complement Malacañang’s blessing on the cha-cha train.
