Canatuan Indigenous Leaders Call Miner's Announcement To Stop Gold Project A ‘Cheap PR Stunt’: Inside Mindanao
Saturday, May 17, 2008 09:34:44 PM

ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY — Calling the announcement of the Canadian–backed mining firm TVI Resource Development Philippines Incorporated that it has ended its $25–million Canatuan gold and silver project in Zamboanga del Norte as “cheap public relations stunt”, an indigenous leader said the mining firm “never stops telling us lies”.

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Ex-Rebels Turn To Lemon Grass, Coffee Beans Farming In North RP
Saturday, May 17, 2008 08:54:01 PM

BANAUE, Philippines – Former rebels in Ifugao and Mt. Province have become partners of peace and development in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) as they turn into farmers of coffee beans and lemon grass.

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Reds Demand Manila To Abide By Agreement Before Peace Talks Can Resume
Saturday, May 17, 2008 05:06:08 PM

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / May 17, 2008) – The National Democratic Front of the Philippines on Saturday demanded that Manila complies with agreements it previously signed with communist rebels.

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Malaya Corres Harrased?
Saturday, May 17, 2008 10:09:53 AM

Two journalists employed by the privately-owned daily Malaya, Maria Elena Catajan and Redjie Melvic Cawis, plan to file a complaint against the deputy mayor of Alfonso Lista, in the northern province of Ifugao, accusing him of threatening them with firearms during an interview on May 10.

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Muneer Malik, Aitzaz Ahsan Accept AHRC’s Human Rights Defender Award
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 07:27:37 PM

The Asian Human Rights Commission wishes to inform you that at an award ceremony held at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club, Hong Kong, Mr. Muneer Malik accepted the Human Rights Defender Award on behalf of himself and his colleague, Mr. Aitaz Ahsan.

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BURMA: AHRC Now Accepting Donations On Behalf Of Partners
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 07:02:47 PM

Twelve days since Cyclone Nargis, international aid groups and bilateral donors are still greatly hampered in getting access to stricken populations in Burma who are now at risk of a massive outbreak of waterborne diseases, including diarrhea, cholera, malaria, and skin ailments.

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"An Acid Test" By Fidel Castro, Former President Of Cuba
Saturday, May 03, 2008 07:29:00 PM

While our people on May Day, the workers’ day, joyfully celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Triumph of the Revolution, and the seventieth anniversary of the creation of the CTC, the sister nation of Bolivia, fully dedicated to the preservation of health, education, and ensuring the safety of all its citizens, is only a few days, perhaps hours, ahead of going through tragic events.

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