In the News: September 2011
Witnesses recount abduction of UP students by military by Ronalyn Olea, Bulatlat.com
“The abduction could not be carried out without Palparan’s knowledge,” Olalia told Bulatlat.com in an interview shortly after the hearing. “They [soldiers] were all under Task Force Malolos. It’s a conspiracy. His men would not act without his knowledge.”
“Edre Olalia, one of the lawyers of the complainants, welcomed the clarificatory hearing. He said this will “allow complainants and witnesses to support or reinforce their accounts and the lies and script of the accused being forced on the panel will be exposed.”
“It’s not only what is being said or not said that will be examined but the body language [of suspects and witnesses],” Olalia, secretary general of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL), explained.”
7 Bataan villages ban artificial contraceptives by Reinir Padua, The Philippine Star
The National Union of People’s Lawyers also filed its position paper [regarding the ordinances passed by seven barangays in Balanga, Bataan, banning the use of artificial contraceptives] and stated: “The said sangguniang barangays appear to have passed these ordinances sans correct and scientific research, thus, endangering the lives of women in their respective jurisdictions.”