By ANGEL L. TESORERO Bulatlat.com Dubai, UAE – Three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) died and one remains in critical condition when a fire razed a makeshift room built on the rooftop of a 3-story building in Al Satwa, Dubai early Saturday morning (UAE time), according to a report by Migrante-UAE. The fatalities were identified as…
Day: November 11, 2010
Witnesses in Extrajudicial Killing Being Harassed by Soldiers
By RONALYN V. OLEA
At the pre-trial hearing on Oct. 27, the two suspects in the killing of Benjamin Bayles denied being members of the 61st Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army (IBPA). The 303rd and 302nd Infantry Brigades have also denied that the two are members of the Philippine Army for four months, but the Headquarters of the Philippine Army officially confirmed their membership and rank last October 9.
Peasant Activist in Batangas Killed
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Rene Rodriguez, member of the Samahan ng mga Magbubukid ng Batangas, who was shot dead by two men wearing masks and riding a motorcycle last November 7 became the 21st victim of extrajudicial killings under the Aquino administration.