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Day: November 3, 2007

COMMENT: Arroyo on the Offensive

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/03 November) — Following are quotes and citations from an article, "From the Desk of Donald Rumsfeld …", written by Robin Wright of Washington Post (washingtonpost.com, November 1, 2007):

"In a series of internal musings and memos to his staff, then-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld argued that Muslims avoid 'physical labor' and wrote of the need to 'keep elevating the threat,' 'link Iraq to Iran' and develop 'bumper sticker statements' to rally public support for an increasingly unpopular war." (Bold supplied)

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DAYS 21, 22, 23: Walk for Sumilao Land, Walk for Justice updates

Appeal from Sen. Gringo Honasan 

30 October 2007

While the Sumilao farmers were negotiating the roads from the Municipality of Tolosa to Tacloban City with 23 kilometers, some Ateneo students were organizing a concert for a cause in Route 26 in Manila – a small feat and humble contribution to the sacrifice of the Sumilao Farmers.

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LETTER: Sumilao farmers are in need of social justice

We appreciate Joey Gabieta’s article on page 14 of the Philippine Daily Inquirer on 2 November 2007.  The article focused on the ancestral claims of the Higaonon marchers from Sumilao, the pains of their form of struggle, and the tremendous help of support groups in Eastern Visayas such as Palo Archbishop Jose Palma.

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