May kuneksyun ba ang kaso ni Gatdula at Mancao?

Nagkataon lang kaya o may kuneksyun ang pagtanggal kay Director Magtanggol Gatdula ng National Bureau of Investigation sa kanyang pwesto at ang desisyun ng Manila Regional Trial Court (Branch 18) na manatili ang dating opisyal ng pulis na si Cezar Mancao II bilang akusado sa kaso ng pagpatay sa publicist na si Salvador ā€œBubbyā€ Dacer [...]

January 21, 2012  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Abante, Justice  25 Comments

Gatdula axed as NBI Director

President Aquino said he has lost trust on NBI Director Magtanggol Gatdula. He is president and he has every right to fire anybody whom he no longer trusts. But there must be competent way to do it. After the Department of Justice implicated NBI Director Magtanggol Gatdula in kidnapping and extortion, here comes the DOJ [...]

January 20, 2012  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Justice  38 Comments

Naintindihan ba ni Mayor Lim ang karapatang pantao?

Nagsalita na rin si Etta Rosales, chairperson ng Commission on Human Rights, tungkol sa order ni Manila Mayor Lim na shoot-to-kill sa limang pulis na nangbulsa daw P12 milyon, mula sa P16 milyon ransom money na ibinayad ng nakidnap na negosyanteng Malaysian. Sabi ni Rosales para naman ā€œganglandā€ tayo sa order ni Lim. Nauna nang [...]

March 20, 2011  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Human Rights, Justice  30 Comments

Gloria Arroyo must be happy with De Lima

I applauded Justice Secretary Leila de Lima for the excellent job she did in the investigation of the Aug. 23 hostage-taking tragedy. I admired her for standing her ground with the recommendations of the Incident Investigation Review Committee even as President Aquino did not adopt them to protect persons close to him. But I am [...]

December 6, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Justice, Malaya  186 Comments

De Lima won’t make it easy for those who want her position

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has admitted she thought of resigning. That would have meant surrender to those who want her position to those who are lusting for it. De Lima has decided she will not grant those people their wish. She has been persuaded not to resign even as the decision of the President [...]

October 12, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Justice, Philippine National Police  108 Comments

Tinimbang ngunit kulang

Sa Biyernes, Oktubre 8, isang daang araw na ang administrasyon ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III. Alam naman natin na maigsi naman ang isang daang araw para ayusin ang bansa lalo na sa siyam na taon na pang-aabuso at pagsalaula ni Gloria Arroyo ng mga institusyon pangdemokrasya katulad ng eleksyun at hustisya. Ganun din sa larangan [...]

October 2, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Abante, Peace and Order, Philippine National Police  36 Comments

A whitewash?

Malaya editorial: Palace officials said they are “alarmed” over the leak of the withheld portions of the reports of the Incident Investigation and Review Committee but their focus now is on completing a review and submitting their findings to President Aquino when he arrives from the United States tomorrow. Itā€™s the officialsā€™ necks and Noynoyā€™s [...]

September 26, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Benigno Aquino III, Peace and Order, Philippine National Police  9 Comments

De Lima: 10 officials, cops, media liable

By Nikko Dizon Philippine Daily Inquirer Justice Secretary Leila de Lima Thursday ruled out friendly fire in the killing of eight Hong Kong tourists but recommended charges against 10 officials, police and media people in the bungled hostage rescue last month. De Lima did not identify those accountable for the Aug. 23 fiasco or the [...]

September 17, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Media, Peace and Order, Philippine National Police  59 Comments