Filipino Resource Center - Oslo,Norway

Indefinite postponement and non-compliance are obstacles to meaningful peace negotiations

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:34:25

Luis Jalandoni
Chairperson
NDF-Negotiating Panel
October 19, 2011

Peace advocates in the country and abroad will be frustrated and deeply disappointed with GPH Panel Chair Alexander Padillaâs announcement of indefinitely postponing the peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). Their high hopes for the advance of the peace negotiations and the forging of agreements addressing the roots of the armed conflict are dashed by this Padilla announcement.

Padilla, Secretary Teresita Deles, and other GPH officials obstinately refuse to comply with the GPH obligation to release NDFP Consultants in accordance with the Joint Agreement and Safety and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG) and the Oslo Statements of January and February 2011.

MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE TO THE PEOPLE OF NORWAY

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 06:33:45

MIGRANTE Europe joins all peace-loving citizens, individuals and organizations and groups in condemning in the strongest terms the bombing and massacre which snuffed the lives of more than 90 people in Norway.

PINAS FIRST Statement on the Norway Massacre

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 06:30:33

Norway Massacre, a wake-up call to labor-exporting governments to curb forced migration

We at PINAS FIRST, are one with the people of Norway in mourning the great loss of lives resulting from the despicable bombing and rampage in Norway on July 22, 2011. We urge the Norwegian government to conduct a thorough investigation of the case and mete out justice against the perpetrators of this terrible crime.

TERROR ATTACK IN NORWAY: FRS STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 22:04:42

The Filipino Resource Center in Norway, a volunteer organization of Norwegian and Filipino activists, strongly condemns the heinous acts against humanity that took at least 93 innocent lives.

Our heart goes out for the victims on this tragic day. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families and friends and for Norwegians of different backgrounds who are still trying to make sense out of these horrible events.

We also condemn the twisted political ideology of bigotry and hatred that led to these acts of terror, and strongly distance ourselves from any attempt to misuse this incident to argue that people of different ethnicity, culture and religion cannot live together in peace.

Elizabeth Principe, Upholding the Peopleâs Interests Across the Negotiating Table

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:10:00

For Beth, it was a long, long journey to Oslo, literally and figuratively. The road to peace, she says however, is even longer, more difficult to traverse and full of potholes.

By D. L. MONDELO
Bulatlat Correspondent

OSLO, Norway â As a mixture of excitement and tension filled the air at the opening of the resumption of formal peace talks between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in Oslo, Norway last February 15, Elizabeth âBethâ Principe seemed relaxed and confident.

Earlier during the first day, there were already contentious issues for both the GPH and the NDFP that almost threatened the opening of the resumption of the formal peace talks, and Beth would only listen as her peace panel delegation discussed their next move. Everyone in the NDFP secretariat room was hesitant to don his and her barong tagalog and formal wear until the issues were satisfactorily resolved and attend the opening ceremonies.

Norwegians celebrate Pinoy culture in Drammen

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:50:00

Drammen- Norwegians got a taste of the Pinoy culture when a Filipino cultural group treated them to a night of music, dance and food at the Union Scene here for the annual Filippinsk Kulturaften.

The Drammen Filipino Dance Group in cooperation with the Drammen Kommune, Interkultur hosted the event to showcase Pinoy culture to residents of the city which is home to 140 different nationalities.

Pursue the Peace Negotiations

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:40:50

The Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP)
Mon, 09/20/2010 - 3:22pm â Secretariat
Press Statement (September 20, 2010)

Pursue the Peace Negotiations

The Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP) welcomes the public announcements of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) to pursue and resume the formal peace talks.

European Court of First Instance (ECFI) annulled the Terrorist Listing of EU on Prof. Jose Maria Sison

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:20:00

I am very happy that the European Court of First Instance (ECFI) has annulled all the decisions and the regulation of the Council of the European Union (EU) that have kept my name in its so-called terrorist blacklist, according to Prof. Sison.

The ECFI has ruled that the judgments of the Dutch State Council and the Legal Uniformity Chamber about my asylum case and those of The Hague District Court and Appellate Court about the false charge of murder, do not relate to the instigation of investigations or prosecution or to a conviction for terrorist activity, contrary to the requirements of European Community Law. Said court judgments in The Netherlands are in fact favorable to me but have been maliciously misinterpreted by the Council.

GRP-NDF informal talks falter, no formal negotiations in sight

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:30:00

By Macel Ingles

A long drawn-out negotiations between panels of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front (NDF) held here in Oslo failed to reach an agreement that will pave the way for the formal resumption of the peace talks between the two parties next year.

Both parties met from November 28 to 30 for informal talks at the Clarion Collection Hotel Gabelshus in an effort to find ways to re-open formal negotiations. The six-member GRP panel was led by Nieves Confesor and the ten-member NDF panel, by Louie Jalandoni.

OFW Remittances: a Tool for Development or a Sign of Underdevelopment?

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:10:00

By Angie De Lara, Migrant Watch, Bulatlat, on 29-09-2008 21:05

That so many millions of Filipinos are forced to go abroad and that the country is so dependent on remittances actually underscore the great failure of the government to build a solid domestic economy.

The Arroyo government will host the Second Global Forum on Migration and Development this October. Bulatlat interviewed Jose Enrique Africa, research head of IBON Foundation regarding overseas Filipino workersâ remittances and Philippine Development. Bulatlat: The BSP said that the Philippines is the 4th biggest remittance receiver in the world. How do the Filipino people benefit from this?