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Senatorial Candidates’ Matrices Philippine Election 2010 Name: Nereus “Neric” O. Acosta Jr. Political Party: Liberal Party Agenda Public Service Professional Record Four Pillar Platform: Environment Representative, 1st District of Bukidnon – 1998-2001, 2001-2004, Livelihood 2004-2007 Justice Provincial Board Member, Bukidnon – 1995-1998 Peace Project Director, Bukidnon Integrated Network of Home Industries, Inc. (BINHI) – 1995 seek more decentralization of power and resources to local Staff Researcher, Committee on International Economic Policy of communities and governments (with corresponding performance Representative Ramon Bagatsing – 1989 audits and accountability mechanisms) Academician, Political Scientist greater fiscal discipline in the management and utilization of resources (budget reform, bureaucratic streamlining for prioritization and improved efficiencies) more effective delivery of basic services by agencies of government. Website: www.nericacosta2010.com TRACK RECORD On Asset Reform and CARPER -supports the claims of the Sumilao farmers to their right to the land under the agrarian reform program -was Project Director of BINHI, a rural development NGO, specifically its project on Grameen Banking or microcredit and livelihood assistance programs for poor women in the Bukidnon countryside called the On Social Services and Safety Barangay Unified Livelihood Investments through Grameen Banking or BULIG Nets -to date, the BULIG project has grown to serve over 7,000 women in 150 barangays or villages in Bukidnon, -
Human Rights Violations on the Basis of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Homosexuality in the Philippines
Human Rights Violations on the Basis of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Homosexuality in the Philippines Submitted for consideration at the 106 th Session of the Human Rights Committee for the fourth periodic review of the Philippines October 2012 COALITION REPORT Submitted by: International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) www.IGLHRC.org LGBT AND HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS: INDIVIDUAL LGBT ACTIVISTS: 1. Babaylanes, Inc. 1. Aleksi Gumela 2. Amnesty International Philippines - LGBT Group (AIPh-LGBT) 2. Alvin Cloyd Dakis 3. Bacolod and Negros Gender Identity Society (BANGIS) 3. Arnel Rostom Deiparine 4. Bisdak Pride – Cebu 4. Bemz Benedito 5. Cagayan De Oro Plus (CDO Plus) 5. Carlos Celdran 6. Changing Lane Women’s Group 6. Ian Carandang 7. Coalition for the Liberation of the Reassigned Sex (COLORS) 7. Mae Emmanuel 8. Elite Men’s Circle (EMC) 8. Marion Cabrera 9. EnGendeRights, Inc. 9. Mina Tenorio 10. Filipino Freethinkers (FF) 10. Neil Garcia 11. Fourlez Women’s Group 11. Raymond Alikpala 12. GAYAC (Gay Achievers Club) 12. Ryan Sylverio 13. KABARO-PUP 13. Santy Layno 14. LADLAD Cagayan De Oro 15. LADLAD Caraga, Inc. 16. LADLAD Europa 17. LADLAD LGBT Party 18. LADLAD Region II 19. Lesbian Activism Project Inc. (LeAP!), Inc. 20. Lesbian Piipinas 21. Link Davao 22. Metropolitan Community Church – Metro Baguio City (MCCMB) 23. Miss Maanyag Gay Organization of Butuan 24. OUT Exclusives Women’s Group 25. OUT Philippines LGBT Group 26. Outrage LGBT Magazine 27. Philippine Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC) 28. Philippine Forum on Sports, Culture, Sexuality and Human Rights (TEAM PILIPINAS) 29. Pink Watch (formerly Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch (PLHCW) ) 30. -
The Philippines: Women's Representative, People's
THE PHILIPPINES: WOMEN’S REPRESENTATIVE, PEOPLE’S PARLIAMENTARIAN By Bernadette P. Libres Liza Largoza-Maza Elections are so frequent in the Philippines that Filipinos would jokingly announce there are three seasons in the Philippines: dry, wet and election seasons. Elections for various elective positions both at national and local levels are held every three years. In between, the barangay, or village-level election is conducted. Filipinos welcome elections because it provides them a sense of participation in charting the country’s future. For centuries, the people have been marginalised in the everyday politics of the nation that they regard election as an important political activity. Voter turnout in the national elections ranges from 70-80%, this, despite the fact that election results do not reflect the people’s real choices because of widespread fraud. But Filipinos also view elections with both humour and cynicism. They regard elections as a break, a breather from the routine of daily survival. Election campaigns draw in movie stars, both as entertainers and as endorsers during the campaign or as political candidates themselves. Having lived through years of frustration with the government and its leaders, election gives the ordinary Filipino an opportunity to laugh at the politicians who vainly try to crack jokes, to sing and dance during campaign sorties or appear in popular comedy shows on television. Election campaign period, because of rampant vote buying, is also a time to make money. In all this, the more important issues of the people - unemployment and starvation wages, negative impact of globalisation, the lack of basic services and issues concerning human rights, justice and peace - are expectedly relegated to the sidelines, if at all tackled during campaigns. -
Shopping for Their Own Pair of Pink Stilettos: LGBT Rights Vis-À-Vis the Magna Carta of Women and Other Recent Laws and Jurisprudence in the Philippines
Human Rights in Southeast Asia Series 1 BREAKING THE SILENCE 207 SHOPPING FOR THEIR OWN PAIR OF PINK STILettos: LGBT RIGHTS VIS-À-VIS THE Magna Carta OF Women AND OTHER RECENT LAWS AND Jurisprudence IN THE PHILIPPINES Sherwin Dwight Ocampo Ebalo In the struggle for human rights recognition, the movements of women and lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders (LGBT) are kindred spirits. Ideally, the developments in one movement benefit the other. However, recent women’s rights laws do not extend their protection to LGBTs. The disjuncture lies with the clear legal distinction secured by women as a group as against all other groups, including LGBTs. Like its kindred spirit, the LGBT rights movement should also establish its clear legal identity. The need for a clear legal identity for the LGBT rights movement is emphasized by three recent Supreme Court decisions. Silverio vs Republic shows the strict application of the law in favor of only those who are expressly granted with statutory benefits. Republic vs Cagandahan carves out an exception not specifically stated in the law because of the presence of substantial distinctions. Finally, Ang Ladlad vs Comelec successfully established a distinct legal identity for LGBTs, albeit for a specific purpose only. In the end, equal human rights treatment begins with the recognition of each group’s substantial characteristics. The challenge for the LGBT rights movement, therefore, is to clearly establish itself as a distinct group under the law. 208 Sherwin Dwight Ocampo Ebalo 1. Introduction The LGBT1 and women’s movements are kindred spirits. The two groups fight for the same thing—the respect and recognition of human rights. -
Is the Concept of Non-Partisan Voters Relevant to the Post-Democratized Southeast Asian Elections? 77
Is the concept of non-partisan voters relevant to the post-democratized Southeast Asian elections? 77 〈特集 政治意識の諸相〉 Is the concept of non-partisan voters relevant to the post-democratized Southeast Asian elections?: The cases of the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia. Yoko Yoshikawa summary: The rise of nonpartisan voters in the past decades are reported in the various studies on voting behavior in the developed democratic countries such as the US and Japan. Against this backdrop, it is the prime concern of this paper to make inquiries that whether or not the parallel partisans/nonpartisans, particularly the rise of nonpartisans, is discernable in the recently democratized (or democracy restored) Southeast Asian countries: the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia. If it appears so, how it is explained and what the voting determinants are. Prior to proceeding to voting behaviors, the paper takes up the issues of democratic transition, the broader inclusive concept of the nonpartisans, the political and electoral institutional reforms, the behavior of political parties and party systems conducted in the three respective countries. The problems encountered are that, first, whether or not the concept of partisans vs. nonpartisan derived from the experiences in the developed countries can be adequately applied to the electorates whose political regime environment, the behaviors of political party and candidates, and electoral governance are different, and those who are basically identified with candidates or party leaders in the fluid multiparty system. Secondly the lack of solid and clear-cut evidence obtained from the outcome of surveys asking the electorates of the specific party identification or non-identification compelled to rely on the various different literatures and the election outcome. -
Southern Philippines, February 2011
Confirms CORI country of origin research and information CORI Country Report Southern Philippines, February 2011 Commissioned by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Division of International Protection. Any views expressed in this paper are those of the author and are not necessarily those of UNHCR. Preface Country of Origin Information (COI) is required within Refugee Status Determination (RSD) to provide objective evidence on conditions in refugee producing countries to support decision making. Quality information about human rights, legal provisions, politics, culture, society, religion and healthcare in countries of origin is essential in establishing whether or not a person’s fear of persecution is well founded. CORI Country Reports are designed to aid decision making within RSD. They are not intended to be general reports on human rights conditions. They serve a specific purpose, collating legally relevant information on conditions in countries of origin, pertinent to the assessment of claims for asylum. Categories of COI included within this report are based on the most common issues arising from asylum applications made by nationals from the southern Philippines, specifically Mindanao, Tawi Tawi, Basilan and Sulu. This report covers events up to 28 February 2011. COI is a specific discipline distinct from academic, journalistic or policy writing, with its own conventions and protocols of professional standards as outlined in international guidance such as The Common EU Guidelines on Processing Country of Origin Information, 2008 and UNHCR, Country of Origin Information: Towards Enhanced International Cooperation, 2004. CORI provides information impartially and objectively, the inclusion of source material in this report does not equate to CORI agreeing with its content or reflect CORI’s position on conditions in a country. -
Organization, Reasoning, and Persuasive Communication Strategies in Privilege Speeches of Filipino Senators
Organization, reasoning, and persuasive communication strategies in privilege speeches of Filipino senators Christie Elise C. Cruz Faculty of Arts and Letters, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines [email protected] Alejandro S. Bernardo Faculty of Arts and Letters, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines ernardoandreahoocom Abstract Persuasive privilege speeches are heavily relied upon by Filipino senators in dealing with their constituents and fellow politicians. Through a privilege speech, Filipino senators promote their advocacies defend their ork and reputation and generall attempt to inuence their listeners. However, despite the central and highly public role that privilege speeches play in the Philippine sociopolitical arena, no study has, thus, far attempted to scrutinize the structure, reasoning, and persuasive strategies present until this paper. This study, therefore, used the theories by Wood and Goodnight (1996); Froemling, Grice, and Skinner (2011); and German, Gronbeck, Ehninger, and Monroe (2010) to examine 58 privilege speech transcripts featuring ilipino senators otained from the offcial esite of the Senate of the hilippines Through this paper, it was revealed that Filipino senators present their points and claims in such a way that the audience would feel the relatable and personal nature of the issues tackled. It was also shown that the Filipino senators favor structuring their speeches by presenting the issue or necessity, proposing a solution, and then appealing for action. The study was also able to highlight how Filipino senators applied a combination of logical and emotional appeals to establish, maintain, and raise credibility. Keywords: Persuasion, reasoning, structure, public speaking, persuasive communication 1. Introduction Persuasion is a facet of language that is deeply embedded into its nature. -
Bayan Muna – Security Forces – State Protection
Refugee Review Tribunal AUSTRALIA RRT RESEARCH RESPONSE Research Response Number: PHL32251 Country: Philippines Date: 27 September 2007 Keywords: Philippines – Bayan Muna – Security forces – State protection This response was prepared by the Research & Information Services Section of the Refugee Review Tribunal (RRT) after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the RRT within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. This research response may not, under any circumstance, be cited in a decision or any other document. Anyone wishing to use this information may only cite the primary source material contained herein. Questions 1. Please provide a brief overview of the political platform of the Bayan Muna party. 2. Please provide information on whether Bayan Muna members have been targeted by the authorities or other groups. Are there reports of campaigners being targeted? Or is the mistreatment restricted to leaders and electoral candidates? 3. Please provide information on whether the state has provided protection to Bayan Muna members. Have episodes of mistreatment been investigated and prosecuted? RESPONSE 1. Please provide a brief overview of the political platform of the Bayan Muna party. Bayan Muna (People First) is a legally registered left-wing1 progressive party-list group. The party currently has three representatives in Congress. According to the Bayan Muna website, the party “stand[s] on a platform of change and social transformation that addresses the basic problems that have plagued our country – foreign domination, feudal bondage and a graft- ridden government”. Bayan Muna is ideologically close to the Communist Party (CPP) and, along with other left-wing parties, is often accused by the military of being a front for the CPP’s underground organisations and the New People’s Army (NPA) (‘Commitment and 1 In the Philippines, the terms “the left” or “leftists” encompass a broad range of political meaning. -
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Date Printed: 11/03/200B JTS Box Number: lFES 9 Tab Number: 24 Document Title: Election Modernization and Voter Education Republic of the Philippines Document Date: 1996 Document Country: Philippines lFES 1D: R01B06 I~I ~ ~mml ~ ~"I~~I~I ~I ~ ~~ I~I ~I ~I~ I I~ 4 5 7 E F 1 - A 2 8 1 - 4 8 1 A - * I //:/ES International Foundation for Election Systems I 110115th SlREET, N.w" THIRD FLOOR, WASHINGTON, D,C 20005 ' (202) 82S8507" FAX (202) 452.()8()4 ~ I Election Modernization I and I Voter Education Republic of the Philippines I Interim Report I September-December 1996 I I I I THE IFES ON-SITE ASSISTANCE TEAM I Terry Holcomb, Implementation Specialist Gwenn Hofmann, Voter Education Specialist I Dennis McPhillips, Legal Advisor Gary Ferguson, Social Scientist I I I I BOARD OF DIRECTORS Barbara Boggs Victor Kamber William R. Sweeney, Jr. DIRECTORS EMERITI James M. Cannon Charles T. Manatt Patricia Hutar Dame Eugenia Charles Peter G. Kelly leon J. Weil Chairman Secretary (Dominica) Richard M. Scammon I Maureen A. Kindel Richard W. Soudriette Peter McPherson David R. Jones Joseph Napolitan Judy G. Fernald President Jean-Pierre Kingsley Vice Chairman Treasurer Randal C. Teague HONORARY DIRECTOR William J. Hybl (Canada) .- Counsel Mrs. F. Clifton White I I Table of Contents I Introduction . 1 I Tab 1: Election Law Reform Round Table: Report and Recommendations I Introduction . 3 Summary of Presentation 3 I Legal Comment and Recommendations 6 Automated Election Systems. 6 I The General and Continuing Registration of Voters . 8 Absentee Voting 15 I Conclusion 19 I Tab 2: FOCUS GROUP PROJECT: ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS I Introduction . -
Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014
This event is dedicated to the Filipino People on the occasion of the five- day pastoral and state visit of Pope Francis here in the Philippines on October 23 to 27, 2014 part of 22- day Asian and Oceanian tour from October 22 to November 13, 2014. Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 ―Mercy and Compassion‖ a Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 Contents About the project ............................................................................................... 2 About the Theme of the Apostolic Visit: ‗Mercy and Compassion‘.................................. 4 History of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide.............................................................................. 6 Executive Branch of the Philippines ....................................................................... 15 Presidents of the Republic of the Philippines ....................................................................... 15 Vice Presidents of the Republic of the Philippines .............................................................. 16 Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines ............................................ 16 Presidents of the Senate of the Philippines .......................................................................... 17 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines ...................................................... 17 Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church ................................................................ 18 Pope (Roman Catholic Bishop of Rome and Worldwide Leader of Roman -
NV-EPG-465-2020 the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations and Other International Organizat
NV-EPG-465-2020 The Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva presents its compliments to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Attn: Special Procedures Branch) and, with reference to SPMH joint communication UA PHL 2/2018 dated 26 February 2018 on the alleged extra-judicial killing of 28 individuals purportedly in the context of the counter- insurgency operations, has the honor to enclose the response from the Philippine government. In its response, the Philippine government establishes that there were no extrajudicial or arbitrary killings or enforced disappearances committed by military personnel, and that there are strong indications that the killings of many of the victims were perpetrated by the New People’s Army, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), altogether referred to as the CPP-NPA, a listed terrorist organization by European Union, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. As a background on the political context in the Philippines, particularly with regard to the activities of the armed non-state actor and terrorist organization CPP-NPA-NDF in exploiting human rights issues and co-opting human rights and democratic platforms in advancing its violent political agenda, the Philippine government invites the attention of the concerned Special Procedures mandate holders to Section 3 (Political Context) of the Philippine Human Rights Situationer.1 Section 7 (Agrarian Reform/ Protection of the Rights of Farmers) of the said Situationer provides detailed information on the background as well as government efforts with respect to farmers/ peasants. -
Situationer: Politisches System, Wahlprozess, Parteien Und
Situationer : Politisches System, Wahlprozess, Parteien und Kandidaten in den Philippinen Niklas Reese, Südostasienwissenschaftler und Vorstandsmitglied im philippinen bü- ro Situationer ................................................................................................. 1 Wähler/innen.............................................................................................................. 2 Präsidentschaft und Vizepräsidentschaftswahlen: Kampf der gigantischen Mythen: Lichtgestalt Noynoy Aquino vs. The proxy poor Manny Villar..............................................................................................3 Noynoy ........................................................................................................................ 5 Villar............................................................................................................................6 Große Erzählungen .....................................................................................................8 Inhalte? ..................................................................................................................... 10 Parlamentswahlen .....................................................................................................11 a) Senatswahlen .........................................................................................................11 Repräsentantenhaus /Party List............................................................................... 13 Spannende Lokalwahlen..........................................................................................