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Boys Do Fall in Love by Robin Gibb (Cheesy 2)

February 18th, 2010
Posted in others
By Noel Barcelona

A chemical or metaphysical or whatever basis, we boys, do fall in love too. Loving is not only a girl thing – all those who have a heart – do fall in love. (Cheesy!)[ READ MORE ]

A Pastoral Letter: Ash Wednesday 2010

February 17th, 2010
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By Noel Barcelona

Our Lord said: “I was hungry and you gave me food. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. Whatever you did to the least of my brethren, you did it to me.” We wish everyone a meaningful spiritual journey this time of Lent, “casting aside all that distracts the spirit and growing in whatever nourishes the soul, moving it to love of God and neighbor.”[ READ MORE ]

Let’s go cheesy, though it’s not Valentine’s Day: Heart’s “All I Wanna Do (Is Make Love to You)”

February 17th, 2010
Posted in art and culture . art history . Entertainment . Music
By Noel Barcelona

I love music. I used to play octavina, that guitar-like instrument with 14 strings and had become a part of a rondalla. I was grade 3 then and studying in a public elementary school in Malabon, the city of fish, pancit, and floods. That was, uh, 11 years ago. I gave up rondalla and never [ READ MORE ]

Gabriela solon fears more sexual abuse vs. female members of Morong 43

February 16th, 2010
Posted in abductions by state forces . anti-terror . communist insurgency . Communist Party of the Philippines . health and wellness . health rights . human rights issues . militarism . militarization . news . state fascism and terror . women and children's issues
By Noel Barcelona

Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan of Gabriela has expressed her fears that women members of the Morong 43 will continue to suffer sexual harassments if their incarceration will be prolonged. [ READ MORE ]

Caritas Aoteroa appeals to Ms. Arroyo: Release Morong 43

February 16th, 2010
Posted in communist insurgency . homeland and international security . human rights issues . international/foreign relations . militarism . militarization . new features . state fascism and terror . torture and psy-war . women and children's issues
By Noel Barcelona

The Caritas-Aotearoa, the Catholic agency which promotes justice, peace and development, has sent a letter of appeal to Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to immediately release the 43 health workers arrested in Morong, Rizal two weeks ago, due to rebellion charges[ READ MORE ]

Migrants’ group fears disenfranchisement, fraud in OAV

February 13th, 2010
Posted in electoral fraud . migrants and itinerant people . migrants' rights and welfare . migration . national polls . new features . news . scams and shams
By Noel Barcelona

Migrante International, a federation of more than 100 overseas Filipino workers’ (OFWs) organization in 23 countries, fears that there will be disenfranchisement and worse, fraud in the conduct of the overseas absentee voting (OAV) this coming April. [ READ MORE ]

Lady Solon wants AIDS fund probed

February 10th, 2010
Posted in communicable diseases/global pandemic . graft and corruption
By Noel Barcelona

Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis, one of country’s biggest donors for HIV and AIDS programs had already suspended all five of its grants to the Tropical Disease Foundation (TDF) in the Philippines after reports of unauthorized expenditure, says Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin. [ READ MORE ]

Arrested health workers, tortured

February 9th, 2010
Posted in abductions by state forces . anti-terror . communist insurgency . Communist Party of the Philippines . health and wellness . health rights . human rights issues . militarism . militarization . new features . politics and governance . revolutionary movement . state fascism and terror . women and children's issues . youth and students' issues
By Noel Barcelona

This would be a test to the Anti-Torture Law of 2009: the Health Alliance for Democracy has revealed—the Morong 43 was heavily tortured, physically and mentally. [ READ MORE ]

Kin, friends of Morong 43 filing habeas petition before SC

February 9th, 2010
Posted in abductions by state forces . anti-terror . communist insurgency . Communist Party of the Philippines . health rights . homeland and international security . human rights issues . militarism . militarization . national polls . new features . revolutionary movement . state fascism and terror . women and children's issues . youth and students' issues
By Noel Barcelona

Relatives and friends of the 43 health workers arrested in Morong, Rizal over the weekend are asking the Supreme Court on Tuesday to issue a writ of habeas corpus even as they raised allegations the military has been torturing and violating the rights of the detainees[ READ MORE ]

Doctors’ alliance slams AFP for witch hunt in med community

Dr. Geneve E. Rivera, Head’s secretary-general, in a statement, said that after blatantly disregarding the most fundamental tenets of due process, the AFP now has the gall to prop up false charges against those whose basic rights they have violated[ READ MORE ]

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