It is clear that it is the military that rules the country. They have been empowered by Martial Law. For me, as long as the military will not bow to civilian supremacy, no peace will come to communities. Even if we discuss the substantive agenda (in the peace talks), the military will find ways to subvert it. Unless we have a strong president, maybe we can do that. The future does not look bright.
Father Fausto Tentorio, during a peace forum he attended last year in Davao City with the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP)
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Impunity is… a government still in denial about extrajudicial killings. #defineimpunity
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Impunity is… a judicial system choking on case backlogs. #defineimpunity
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Impunity is… a Supreme Court that flip-flops on its decisions. #defineimpunity #fb
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Chris Lao redux
#fb Don’t look now but the controversial Chris Lao has just presented victims of online bullying, at least in the Philippines, a way to not just make money out of the experience but to get back at their tormentors. Instead of cowering, silenced, they can tap their own fame or notoriety to, as @carlosceldran put it, own it. In the context of social media, it somehow makes sense, both for the bullied and the advertiser . Online and elsewhere, he who has the last laugh triumphs.
Carlos
#mediamanila2011 Instead of striving for objectivity and neutrality, which are impossible goals in conflict situations, journalists who cover conflict should aim for fairness – and a lot of context. In war, being neutral helps the more powerful side, who are usually the bad guys. Ergo, being neutral foments that conflict and prolongs the suffering of the less powerful, who are usually the good guys.
Carlos
After 10 years with The New York Times and the International Herald Tribune, I have decided to move on. Those were the best years of my life — to quote Ben Bradlee, it was “a good life” — and I’m looking forward to even greater years ahead.
Some thank yous:
To my colleagues at the two papers for making me a better journalist.
To fellow journalists who helped me out during those 10 years.
To all the sources who trusted me.
To my friends and my family who put up with with the crazy schedules, the missed celebrations, not to mention the tantrums of a cranky journalist.