Blog Posts on truth commission

Another NBN-ZTE Scam in the Making? by Talakayan at Kalusugan on Jan 17, 2011A SCAM believed to be more disastrous than the scrapped National Broadband Network (NBN) deal three years ago is expected to rock the seven-month old Aquino administration. Thus warned concerned employees and experts from the Civil Aviation Authority...

What happened to the Truth Commission? by Rebel Pen on Jan 13, 2011While everyone thinks of how to budget the measly monthly pay they now have, news about the Truth Commission seems to have faded from broadsheets. President Noynoy Aquino promised to issue a new and modified Executive Order. Yet, several weeks after...

‘Garcia di puwedeng idiin sa plunder’ – Ombudsman by Talakayan at Kalusugan on Jan 10, 2011Sinabi kahapon ng Ombudsman na walang sapat na ebidensya para idiin si dating Armed Forces of the Philippines Comptroller Gen. Carlos Garcia sa kasong plunder. Gayunman, nilinaw kahapon ng Sandiganbayan na hindi pa nito inaaprubahan ang plea bargaini...

The Equal Protection Clause by Tinig.com on Jan 5, 2011"So it is enshrined in the very first section of our Bill of Rights: 'No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws.'"...

The Equal Protection Clause by Tinig.com on Jan 5, 2011"So it is enshrined in the very first section of our Bill of Rights: 'No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws.'"...

Oops He Did It Again! by Filipino Freethinkers on Dec 8, 2010Let me start this article with something light. The Supreme Court yesterday rejected President Noynoy Aquino’s first Executive Order (the formation of the “Truth Commission”). I wasn’t that surprised at all of the decision. On a level playing...

Truth Commission: Pros and cons by PNOY ADVENTURES on Dec 8, 2010By Caroline J. Howard, ANCMANILA, Philippines - The Truth Commission hopes the Supreme Court will reconsider its decision calling the creation of the body "unconstitutional."On Tuesday, voting 10-5, the high court ruled that Executive Order (EO) No.

The People have no “equal protection” against GMA by Ang Bag-ong Balatukan on Dec 8, 2010

SC Arroyo court: Substituting the people’s mandate by Ang Bag-ong Balatukan on Dec 7, 2010Philippine Inquirer Editorial War on truth As of presstime, no copy of the Supreme Court decision striking down the Truth Commission has yet been circulated, so what follows is based on the explanatory briefing by acting spokesperson Glesy Guerra—a...

Mga Paninira Sa Administrasyon Ni Pangulong Noynoy Aquino — Sino Kaya Ang Nasa Likod? by Talakayan at Kalusugan on Oct 26, 2010Ang isa sa mga unang hakbang na ginawa ni Presidente Noynoy Aquino nang siya’y maluklok sa kapangyarihan ay ang pagpapalabas ng isang Executive Order na bubuo ng Truth Commission. Ang mandato nito ay ang pag-iimbestiga at pagkalap ng mga testigo at...