Extrajudicial killings during Arroyo term now 903 – Karapatan

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A total of 903 cases of extrajudicial killings have been reported since President Arroyo assumed office, the human rights group Karapatan said on Tuesday.
Of the total, Karapatan said three regions had the most number of extrajudicial killings–Southern Tagalog at 163, followed by Central Luzon at 137, and Bicol Region, 127. Majority of the victims were [...]

Environmental activist groups support Nueva Vizcaya officials standing against mining operation of Oceana Gold Philippines

“We commend and support the action of Nueva Vizcaya Gov. Luisa Lloren Cuaresma and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan haulting the mining operation of Oceana Gold Philippines in Didipio,” Clemente Bautista, National Coordinator of the environmental activist group Kalikasan-PNE said in a statement today.

Livelihod worse today, says most Filipinos – Ibon survey

More Filipinos feel that their livelihood worsened compared to the previous quarter, according to the latest results of the nationwide survey conducted by research group IBON Foundation.

Gov’t should buy 40% petron stake to help control prices hikes-IBON

Independent research group IBON Foundation called on government to buy the 40% share in Petron being sold by Saudi Aramco as part of a plan for responsible state intervention in the oil sector.