In commemoration of the June 26, 2010 International Day in Support of Torture Victims

Anti-Torture Act of 2009: WALA NANG LUSOT ANG DAPAT MANAGOT!
(Anti-Torture Act of 2009: IMPUNITY NO MORE!)



Basta Run Against Torture IV
June 25, 2010 (Friday)
Commission on Human Rights to Bantayog ng Mga Bayani

Assembly: 7:00 - 730 am (CHR Commonwealth Gate)
Run Start: 7:30 - 8:30 am
Program: 8:30 - 9:30 am (Bantayog ng mga Bayani, snacks will be served)

Activity Objective
1.Immediate implementation of the Anti-Torture Act of 2009 in the Philippines
2.Immediate ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture

Photo: R. Yamzon

Drafting of the Implementing Rules and Regulations for the Anti-Torture Law Begins

After the passage of Republic Act 9745, the law penalizing acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, last November of 2009, the next step for the Philippine government is to draft the law’s Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR).  The IRR will serve as the guidelines for the effective implementation of the law.

Pagbati sa lahat!

Bilang bahagi ng ating kampanya para sa paglaya ng lahat ng bilanggong pulitikal sa bansa, ngayong paparating ang araw ng kalayaan sa Hunyo 12, 2010 (sa buong linggo ng pag-alala rito) at sa huling hirit para sa panawagan sa pagtugon ni PGMA na magpalaya ng bilanggong pulitikal sa kanyang pagtatapos ng termino ay sasamantalahin po natin ang “on-line campaign” upang mapaabot ang ating apela sa kanya.

“Gintong Yaman ng Sinirang Bayan” is a satirical play about dreams, lives and relationships of families in a community in Northern Luzon that is being affected by the impending mining operation in the area.

The play is set in a barrio in Nueva Vizcaya during the course of a foreign mining company’s application in the province. The residents of the community find themselves with differing stands and opinions regarding the mining operation which poses to offer the residents with a golden opportunity.

Ruben, in his search for the golden dream and his quest to make it big, grabbed the scholarship grant from the mining company, much to his mother’s dismay.  Other inhabitants of the community engage themselves in heated debates regarding the positive and negative effects the mining operation will bring.  

Ruben must decide.  Will he go after his golden dream despite the disapproval of his loved ones and the destruction of his native land?  What is the truth behind his father’s death and what will its implication be on Ruben’s decision?