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TUESDAY, August 3, 2010 Vol. 4 No. 43 • 8 pages www.commuterexpress.ph DELIVERY SERVICE? 1 3 PINOYS PACQUIAO- The sign posted at the back of this tricycle clearly says its purpose. Due to trying times the owner 4 4 0 WANT MARQUEZ PART moonlights as school service for poor students. CHECKPOINTS 3 FAR FROM Commuter Express lensman Revoli Cortez 38 5 44 18 17 6 spotted this scene in Lagro, Quezon City where at RETAINED HAPPENING least a dozen students squeeze themselves into P49m+ PAGE 7 PAGE 8 the tricycle. 2 Tuesday, August 3, 2010 Araw ng kamatayan ni Cory inalaala COMMENTARY NOONG nakalipas na linggo ay ina- na administrasyon dahil na rin sa pag- lala ng sambayanang Pilipino ang tatayo nito ng Truth Commission na Humane treatment for unang taon ng araw ng kamatayan ng mag-iimbestiga sa umano’y naganap ina ng demokrasya ng ating bansa na na katiwalian. ‘Morong 43’ mom (first part) si dating Pangulong Cory Aquino, ang Kapag napatunayan ang mga “MY baby could not sleep until I put him beside me,” Cari- ina ng ating kasalukuyang pangulo na taong may kinalaman sa umano’y na Oliveros said. She could not get her eyes off her new- si Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, III. naganap na corruption ay tiyak na born son lying next to her. “He looks like his father,” she Makikita sa halos lahat ng lansan- muling babalik ang tiwala ng mga said, smiling. “He kicks so strongly the basin which almost gan ang pag-alala sa yumaong dating Hindi naman nabigo ang mga Pilipino sa ating demokrasya kaya’t fell when we were bathing him the other morning.” pangulo kung saan ay makikita ang nagtulak kay Pangulong Noynoy na dapat lamang na isulong ito ni Pan- Carina, 27, is one of the 43 health workers who were mga dilaw na ribbon na nakasabit sa tumakbo sa pinakamataas na posisyon gulong Noynoy. arrested on February 6 in Morong, Rizal. She gave birth mga puno. sa ating bansa at malaki ang naging ka- Isang paraan din ito upang matigil to her baby boy on July 22, at around 11 a.m., through lamangan nito sa kanyang mga naging Ang dilaw na kulay kasi ang na ang corruption sa ating bansa na si- Caesarean operation. kalaban sa pagka-pangulo. naging simbolo ni Pangulong Cory yang nagiging dahilan kung bakit hindi Instead of a police detention facility, the Morong 43 Sa naging panalo na ito ni simula nang mapatay ang kanyang umaangat ang kabuhayan ng marami were brought to Camp Capinpin, home of the 2nd In- Noynoy ay umaasa ang marami sa asawa na si Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, sa ating mga kababayan. fantry Division of the Philippine Army. For almost three ating mga kababayan na mapapaan- Jr. sa Manila International Airport na Makakaasa naman ang adminis- months, they were held in military captivity until 38 of gat ng pang-ulo ang ating ekonomi- ngayon ay Ninoy Aquino International trasyon ni Pangulong Noynoy na nasa them were transferred to Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig ya na ilang taon na ring nakalugmok Airport. likod niya ang sambayanang Pilipino City. At the time of the arrest, Carina was two months dahil sa nagaganap na corruption in Sa pagyao noong isang taon ni Pan- sa kanyang laban upang tuluyan nang pregnant. “He must have endured all the stress in pris- gulong Cory, muling nagising ang dam- government. mawala ang mga taong ganid sa ka- on,” she told Bulatlat in an interview. damin ng taumbayan sa ginagawang Kung mapapansin din natin, pangyarihan at sa salapi. In an earlier interview with Bulatlat, Carina recounted kalapastanganan ng namumuno sa mukhang desidido si Pangulong n n n how she suffered from psychological torture in the hands ating bansa kaya’t isinulong ng karami- Noynoy na maparusahan ang mga gu- PWEDE po kau mag email sa baran- of her interrogators. Carina and another pregnant wom- han ang kandidatura ni Noynoy. mawa ng kalokohan noong nakalipas [email protected]. an, Mercy Castro, were not spared from ill treatment. Last week, on July 28, Mary Jane Clemente, jail war- Bigas ipamigay sa kawanggawa den of the detention facility at Camp Bagong Diwa, visit- ed Carina. “She [Clemente] asked me where would I leave PARA sa mga opisyal ng iba’t ibang my son,” Carina said. “It is time for me to go back to jail.” tanggapan ng pamahalaan, ang tam- Judge Gina Cenat Escoto of the Morong Regional Trial bak na bigas sa bodega ng National OKAY O OKRAY Court Branch 78 had approved Oliveros’s deliveryat the Food Authority (NFA) ay maka- Ni Lea G. Botones PGH due to the availability of better and adequate medi- bubutng gamitin na lang para sa cal facilities. Carina was given three days to a week’s time supplemental feeding program at iba senador at militanteng grupo sa pa- pamahalaan at pawang press releas- before going back to Camp Bagong Diwa. pang programa ng local government mahalaan ni Pangulong Benigno es lang ang aktibidades sa halip na Clemente told Carina that she could leave her son units (LGUs) sa bansa. Aquino III na ipamahagi na lang sa totoong maipamigay at maipakain sa to the Department of Social Welfare and Development Okay na panukala ito dahil sa halip mga mahihirap ang bigas sa halip na mahihirap ang santambak na bigas. (DSWD), to her parents or to any relative. “I cried and na masayang at mabulok ang bigas sa maitapon na lang ito dahil bulok na. Okray na okray kapag mayroong told her to allow me to be with my son. I want to be with bodega o kainin na lang ng mga hayop Okay na okay din na sa ilalim ng opisyal ng pamahalaan ang guma- my son,” Carina said. tulad ng daga at mga insekto tulad ng supplemental feeding program, may mit ng ‘magic’ na sa halip na ipami- She said that after the visit of the jail warden, her bleed- ipis at bukbok, makabubuting ipamigay 48,000 day care centers na supor- gay ang mga bigas ay gawing perang ing became strong and she had a loose bowel movement na lang upang makain at mabusog tado ng LGUs kasama ang iba pang pambulsa. Pero sa pamahalaan ni (LBM). “It was probably because of stress,” she said. ang napakaraming nagugutom na supplemental feeding programs ng P.Noy, malabong mangyari. The mother said she wrote to the court, asking for per- mahihirap na mamamayan. pribadong grupo na nais na mabig- Pinakaokray ay ang wala pang mission to allow her to be with her son for a little while. “I Okay din ang panukala ng ilang yang benepisyo ang may 1.5 mily- ahensiya ng pamahalaan na magla- also said that we, the Morong 43, should be immediately ong bata na may kas-loob na ipamahagi para sa pro- released because the accusations against us are baseless,” edad 3-5. grama ang mga bigas. Dahil nga Carina said further. Pinakaokay naman, wala pang go-signal si Pan- The Morong 43 were slapped with charges of illegal ang pagtutulun- gulong Aquino. May maglalakas ba possession of firearms and explosives. They were arrested gan ng iba’ibang ng loob na pangunahan si Aquino na based on a search warrant against a certain Mario Condes ahensiya ng pa- ang boss ay ang sambayanang Pili- who has never been found. Chairman, Editorial Board ARKHON A. ANTOLIN mahalaan upang pino? The Court of Appeals (CA) dismissed their petition for Executive Editors Jonathan P. VICENTE maipamahagi Noong State of the Nation Ad- writ of habeas corpus using the martial law-era Ilagan vs CARLOMAR A. DAOANA ang bigas na na- dress (SONA) ni Aquino, ibinunyag News Editor LEA G. BOTONES Enrile doctrine. The lawyers of the Morong 43 have filed Overall Creative Director CHONG P. ardivilla tambak lang nito na tone-toneladang bigas ang an appeal to the Supreme Court. To date, the high court Chief Photographer REvoli S. CORTEZ sa bodega ng nakatambak at nabubulok na sa bo- has yet to issue a decision on the petition. Chief Layout Artist HECTOR L. LOZANO NFA na binili pa dega ng NFA. Bunga nito, ipinatigil The health workers also filed charges of human rights President and CEO VICTOR A. CALUAG noong panahon na ng pamahalaan ang pag-angkat violations against the military and the police before the EVP, Sales & Marketing TONETTE R. HENSON ng Arroyo ad- ng bigas mula sa ibang bansa. Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and recently, be- Accounting Manager Mario L. ADElantE ministration. Kasabay naman nito, hiniling ng Credit & Collection Manager raul B. PEREZ fore the Joint Monitoring Committee of the Government Distribution Manager EDISON B. CAMARINES Okray ka- mga magsasaka sa pamahalaan na of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Production Manager EDWin A. CO pag ang supple- bilisan na ang pamamahagi ng bigas Democratic Front (NDF) for the implementation of the mental feed- na sinasabing nakaimbak sa bodega Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights Published Monday to Friday by Silverstream Publishing Corp. ing program ay kaysa sa mabulok ito bukod pa ito Suite 2111 Cityland Herrera Tower, Valero Street, and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL). Rel- gagamitin lang sa posibilidad na maging mura ang Salcedo Village, Makati City atives of the Morong 43 have also sought the help of the Telephone Nos. 8873433 • 8451653 • 8873435 pampabango ng pagbili ng bigas ng mga magsasaka Email: [email protected] United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Swit- pangalan ng il- na aanihin na sa Oktubre hanggang Website: www.commuterexpress.ph zerland. (Bulatlat.com) To be continued ang opisyal ng Nobyembre ngayong taon. Tuesday, August 3, 2010 3 Legarda Malacañang may tap gov’t pilots to fly PAL planes wants kids MALACAÑANG is consid- Transportation Secre- De Jesus also urged were canceled yesterday due On Sunday, Aquino or- ering tapping government tary Jose de Jesus said the flight attendants not to push to the resignations.