Rebelyn Pitao, 20, a teacher at St. Peter’s College and daughter of Leoncio Pitao, an NPA commander known as Commander Parago, was abducted by four armed men at 6:30 p.m. last March 4, 2009 at the crossing of Bago Gallera de Oro Subdivision, Bago Gallera, Tolomo, Davao City. She was found dead floating on a…
Day: March 6, 2009
New Zealanders Express Solidarity with Nestlé Philippines Workers
A New Zealand-based group of trade union and human rights advocates held a protest action today at 2pm at the Nestlé head office at 1 Broadway, Newmarket to express solidarity with Nestlé workers in the Philippines. Today marks one year of the brutal dispersal of Nestlé workers by elements of the Manila Police District (MPD)…
CDO Radioman Survives Attempt on His Life
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat Radioman Nilo Labares, 48, survived an attack by gunmen around 8:30 p.m., March 5, in Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City. Labares, chief reporter of Radio Mindanao Network (RMN) – DxCC, was riding his Yamaha scooter when two men riding a red Honda XRM motorcycle shot him at the back. Labares had…