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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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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.

 

 


 

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

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Latest Articles - New on Yonip

 

THE TOOLS OF DEATH SQUAD DEMOCRACY  - (Book Review) - by Roland G. Simbulan, Professor, University of the Philippines  Posted (Nov 3rd 2011)
 Olivier Besancenot of the Nouveau Parti Anti-capitaliste from France spoke in the closing plenary.  (posted Oct 20th 2011) 
REFLECTIONS ON AN ACADEMIC RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN THE U.S. by Roland G. Simbulan  (Oct 20th 2011)
THE SOVEREIGN DEBT CRISIS AND MONOPOLY CAPITALISM (2011) by By Edberto M. Villegas (posted Oct 2nd 2011)
REVISITING THE DAY WE SAID NO! TO UNCLE SAM  by Roland G. Simbulan  (posted Sept 20th 2011)
Electric Power Forum for Consumers   by Daphne Cardillo  (posted Sept 7th 2011)
'Top Secret America’: A look at the military’s Joint Special Operations Command       (posted Sept 7th 2011)
Postcards from the Philippines     (posted Sept 7th 2011)
What lines have been crossed? by Daphne Cardillo (posted August 31st 2011)
THE MEANING OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM by Roland Simbulan (posted August 26th 2011)
Treading the Matuwid Na Daan  by Daphne Cardillo  (posted August 26th 2011)
Living and Loving Chit Estella by Roland Simbulan (YONIP EDITORIAL)      (posted June 22nd 2011)
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


Nov 19th, 2011  - 33P book sale at IBON (check for details)

Nov 28th, 2011 - Annual South East Asia Socialism Conference - Global Crises, Global Uprisings – From Arab Spring Uprising to the Occupy Movements

Nov 7, 2011 - Round table discussion on Insurgents, Clans, and States: Political Legitimacy and Resurgent - Conflict in Muslim Mindanao 
Sept 28th to Oct 7th 2011 - Lecture Series on Assessments of the Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Administration
Sept 22, 2011 - Asian Peoples’ FiESTA in MANILA (Cultural Exchange and Solidarity Night)

Sept 16, 2011 - SEPTEMBER 16 BASES REJECTION COMMEMORATION ACTIVITY

Sept. 12, 2011  - A PUBLIC FORUM on “Partnership or Subservience? Reassessing Philippine-U.S. Military
Relations”

Sept. 12, 2011  - FORUM ON : PARTNERSHIP OR SUBSERVIENCE? REASSESSING PHILIPPINE-U.S. MILITARY RELATIONS



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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U.S. tank intrudes into Philippine village

 during Balikatan war exercises


 

 


 

We are offering the opportunity for our readers to ask Professor Roland Simbulan clearly defined questions.

Here are the rules that we will apply.

ONCE A WEEK, we will choose from only one of the most incisive questions to answer which will be posted with Professor Roland Simbulan's answer. We will exercise our editorial prerogative to post only those questions which Professor Roland Simbulan will answer. Those whose questions or queries will be answered will have to identify themselves with their full names, email address, date of query, institution/organization as well as country. Please forward your question to the email address below.

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

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