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Tuesday, January 01, 2008 |
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Govt falls short on ‘rights’ |
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CHR gives poor rating to executive branch
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We cannot give a glowing report card.”This was
the overall evaluation by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) of
supposed human-rights accomplishments of the government of President
Gloria Arroyo for 2007.
Human Rights Chairman Purificacion Quisumbing
said their assessment focused on the government’s performance in
relation to its political obligations. She added that the commission
had monitored all branches and agencies of the government before it
arrived at the apparently poor rating for the executive branch.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Estrada will not run for president in
2010
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FORMER President Joseph Estrada said on Monday
that he remains optimistic the masses will have their day as he
believes that there is still hope for the ordinary Filipino.
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Development work focuses on children
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Last of two parts
On October 28, the Philippines witnessed
barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections.
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Escudero, Angara most ‘productive’
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The Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights
headed by Sen. Francis Escudero had produced the most number of
committee reports while the committees headed by Sen. Edgardo Angara
had reported out the most number of priority bills in the
five-month-old Fourteenth Congress.
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Youths in detention centers have no place for
Xmas gifts
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Last of two parts
BESIDES the newly asphalted driveway, Fr. Shay
Cullen saw no changes in the Reception Action Center (RAC) and the
Manila Youth Reception Center (MYRC) between his August and December
visits.
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Bart Simpson to greet New Year in Sydney
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SYDNEY: Australia’s largest city, Sydney, geared up Monday for its
biggest night of the year, with around one million revelers expected
to turn out for its harbor-side fireworks spectacular.
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Military tells
MILF: Disarm first
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Drop your weapons first, and then we’ll talk
about peace.
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