by: attybenji
The good news is – Filipina hostage Mary Jane Lacaba was rescued and recovered alive from the kidnappers (April 2, 2009). Some reports alleged that she was handed-over formally by the captors to the negotiators, not rescued, upon payment of ransom!
The bad news is – the Swiss Andreas Notter and Italian Eugenio Vagni are [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Bulan Municipal’
April 6, 2009
Kidnapped ICRC Workers: Good News And Bad News
November 23, 2008
The Bulan-te Connection
Or, The Missing P3million
When Bolante told the House agriculture Committee chaired by Palawan Rep. Mitra that of the 181 recipients (or “farmers”) he listed, only 22 did not avail themselves of the P3-million to P5-million allocations he gave them, I was delighted to know that there are still 22 “farmers” in our country who are [...]
June 13, 2008
To Senior Citizen
( Translation-highlighted in red- from Bulan dialect to English and vice-versa is done by and credited to Atty. Benji of Bulan Observer. )
jun asuncion:
As promised, I’m back with my answer to your comment. To keep the overview, I broke down your comment to small units and placed my answer after each unit and used the English [...]
June 12, 2008
“Maraoton Tabi An Komentaryo Mo” by senior citizen
Here is a comment from senior citizen of Bulan. I’m glad that more and more TagaBulans and other Bikolanos are now discovering Bulan Observer, a website for everybody to share ideas and even emotions about things happening that concern our people in Bulan and around the globe. Bulan Observer is a venue for democratic debate [...]
May 4, 2008
On The 18th World Press Freedom Day- May 3,2008
( or Observe Bulan And Win! )
A free press can of course be good or bad, but, most certainly, without freedom it will never be anything but bad. . . . Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better, whereas enslavement is a certainty of the worse.” Albert Camus
”Our liberty cannot be guarded [...]
April 16, 2008
The CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM in the Country:
- dysfunctional system, or effective crime deterrent?
By: atty benji
In Bulan, or in Sorsogon, in particular, do you think criminal justice system is OK?
How about the police? The Prosecutor? The Court? And the Jail or Correctional?
I would recall a year ago during the debate re, abolition of the death penalty law in the country, President Gloria [...]
February 7, 2008
Protect Yourself
The Right of Self-Defense is as old as man himself, much older than the written laws ( positive law) which came much later, and is the ultimate right at his disposal when there is an immediate threat to life and limb. This right springs from our instinct of self-preservation. It is thus a natural, biologically-rooted right. Philippine jurisprudence sanctioned this [...]
January 27, 2008
We Deserve Justice
by prodebate4
January 22, 2008 at 2:24 pm ·
Greetings to you Mr. Asuncion! This is good news– one of the nicest websites of Bulanenos–salamatonon tabi saimo!Ive read through the write ups here. You & Mr. Malajakan both shared very interesting insights and opinions, yet not new to my thinking. I was actually engaged, once–in both [...]
January 27, 2008
Sakaling Umpisahan Nila
A Letter from a concerned Bulan citizen
gmbaula
January 23, 2008 at 10:29 pm ·
kahapon lang muli ko pong nakausap ang aking kasamahan na takot na takot dahil sa kanyang mga nababalitaan na meron na daw pong banta sa aming seguridad at buhay.nag-usap kami at nag palitan ng mga ideya, at pina -liwanag ko sa kanila na [...]
January 27, 2008
The Solid Foundations Of Your Rights
We treasure the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as declared by the General Assembly of the United Nations and adhere to our Constitutional Rights as described in our 1987 Constitution under Article 3: Bill Of Rights. They are the solid foundations of our Rights. From these International Agreements and Philippine Laws we draw our understanding of personal protection in our town Bulan. They give us [...]
January 27, 2008
Bill Of Rights
Article 3:
Bill of Rights
Principles
SEC. 1.
No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws.
SEC. 2.
The right of the peole to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures of whatever nature and [...]
January 27, 2008
Social Justice and Human Rights
Human Rights
Here’s what our Constitution of 1987 says on Social Justice and Human Rights :
Article 13:
Social Justice and Human Rights
SEC. 1.
The Congress shall give highest priority to the enactment of measures that protect and enhance the right of all the people to human dignity, reduce social, economic, and political inequalities, and remove cultural inequities by [...]
January 26, 2008
Protect The Integrity Of The People Of Bulan
In accordance with the objetives of Bulan Observer, we will now find ways in helping protect the integrity of the people of Bulan. To start with, below is a copy of the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights as proclaimed by the General Assembly Of The United Nations. The Philippines was elected as a member of [...]
January 26, 2008
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Article 1.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 2.
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, [...]
