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"Talk
about war being 'hell,' this war beats the hottest
estimate ever made of that locality. Caloocan was
supposed to contain seventeen thousand inhabitants. The
Twentieth Kansas swept through it, and now Caloocan
contains not one living native. Of the buildings, the
battered walls of the great church and dismal prison
alone remain. The village of Maypaja, where our first
fight occurred on the night of the fourth, had five
thousand people on that day, -- now not one stone
remains upon top of another. You can only faintly
imagine this terrible scene of desolation. War is worse
than hell." Captain Elliott, of the Kansas
Regiment, February 27th 1899
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All photos and many more can be found in full size in our Historical
Photos Section /
The Philippine-American War
To this day, the U.S.
Empire shows a complete disregard of
Philippine sovereignty and to its people and
its laws. The Philippines had just won its
independence from Spain and established its
constitutional government, when it was
invaded, colonized and occupied by almost
126,000 foreign troops -- the first U.S.
Visiting Forces. This act of aggression was
again repeated in Vietnam, Iraq and
Afghanistan, and the U.S. continues to
undermine other smaller nations to extend
its military power while expanding the
economic empire for EXXON.
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For the
Desaparecidos and the Victims of EJK
By Loujaye Sonido
(videos) 8:48 min.
This actually just
started out as a silent slideshow put together as a visual
backdrop for a medley that was performed in the COLAP
(Conference of Lawyers in the Asia Pacific) conducted last
September 19, 2010 in MOA SMX, to signify solidarity with the
lawyers and other freedom fighters who struggle against the many
forms of injustice, violence, and oppression in so many parts of
the world. This video is a visual disambiguation of the issues
on extra-judicial killings and desaparecidos so rampant and yet
so unknown to so many people in the Philippines. It is a tribute
to those who died in the pursuit for true freedom and democracy;
it is call to those who, until now, have been blind and deaf to
these realities -- to know and to act to end these kinds of
injustices. VOCALS: Roselle Pineda, Joel Garduce, Jasmine
Icasiano, Walkie Mirana, Karl Ramirez GUITARS: Karl Ramirez,
Tony Palis ELECTRIC DRUMS AND VIDEO EDITING: Loujaye Sonido The
audio is a rough recording of the medley stolen during the
rehearsals. Pardon the quality
(Note to Firefox users, if you do not have the flash video
plugin installed you will not see the video.)
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Latest Articles - New on Yonip
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THE TOOLS OF DEATH SQUAD DEMOCRACY - (Book Review) - by
Roland G. Simbulan, Professor, University of the Philippines
Posted (Nov 3rd 2011) |
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Olivier
Besancenot of the Nouveau Parti Anti-capitaliste from France
spoke in the closing plenary. (posted Oct 20th 2011) |
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REFLECTIONS ON AN ACADEMIC RESEARCH
FELLOWSHIP IN THE U.S. by Roland G. Simbulan
(Oct 20th 2011) |
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THE SOVEREIGN DEBT
CRISIS AND MONOPOLY CAPITALISM (2011) by By Edberto M.
Villegas (posted Oct 2nd 2011) |
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REVISITING THE DAY WE SAID NO! TO UNCLE
SAM by Roland G. Simbulan (posted Sept 20th
2011) |
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Electric Power Forum for Consumers by
Daphne Cardillo (posted Sept 7th 2011) |
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'Top Secret America’: A look at the
military’s Joint Special Operations Command (posted
Sept 7th 2011) |
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Postcards from the Philippines
(posted Sept 7th 2011) |
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What lines have been crossed? by Daphne
Cardillo (posted August 31st 2011) |
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THE MEANING OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM by
Roland Simbulan (posted August 26th 2011) |
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Treading the Matuwid Na Daan by
Daphne Cardillo (posted August 26th 2011) |
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Living and Loving
Chit Estella by Roland Simbulan (YONIP EDITORIAL)
(posted June 22nd 2011) |
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WHOSE INTERESTS DOES THE MILITARY SERVE? by Navy Capt.
Danilo Vizmanos (PN, Ret.) (posted April 27th 2011) |
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Yonip's Calendar of Events
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Nov 19th, 2011 - 33P book sale
at IBON (check for details) |
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Nov 28th, 2011 - Annual South East Asia Socialism
Conference - Global Crises, Global Uprisings – From
Arab Spring Uprising to the Occupy Movements
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Nov 7, 2011 - Round table
discussion on Insurgents, Clans, and States:
Political Legitimacy and Resurgent - Conflict in
Muslim Mindanao |
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Sept 28th to Oct 7th 2011 -
Lecture Series on Assessments of the Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo Administration |
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Sept 22, 2011 - Asian Peoples’
FiESTA in MANILA (Cultural Exchange and Solidarity
Night) |
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Sept 16, 2011 - SEPTEMBER 16 BASES REJECTION
COMMEMORATION ACTIVITY
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Sept. 12, 2011 - A PUBLIC FORUM on “Partnership
or Subservience? Reassessing Philippine-U.S.
Military
Relations”
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Sept. 12, 2011 - FORUM ON :
PARTNERSHIP OR SUBSERVIENCE? REASSESSING
PHILIPPINE-U.S. MILITARY RELATIONS |
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Primary Resource Person is
Roland G. Simbulan, Full Professor
and former Vice Chancellor of the University of the Philippines. Roland
was elected Faculty Regent, U.P. System on November 2005. As Faculty
Regent, he represented the 3,600 faculty members of the University in
the U.P. Board of Regents, the highest policy making body of the
University of the Philippines System. He is a specialist on
Philippine-U.S. security relations, Philippine foreign policy, U.S.
bases and U.S. military intervention, and U.S. neo-colonial policies in
the Philippines. Simbulan is a 2008 University of the Philippines
Centennial Professorial Chair Awardee.
See Full
Profile
Professor Roland
Simbulan
launched a new book (December 5th 2009) that is directly related to the
subject matter of our website.
The book is called "Forging
a Nationalist Foreign Policy"
As webmaster of YONIP, I would highly recommend reading this book
as it will advance your knowledge in regards to sovereignty and
independence issues of the Philippines.
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Click to enlarge
U.S. tank intrudes into Philippine village
during Balikatan war exercises
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