By KIMBERLIE OLMAYA N. QUITASOL Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — “It is true. Oplan Bayanihan has succeeded; it has succeeded in violating human rights.” This was the statement of Cordillera Human Rights Alliance (CHRA) secretary general Jude Baggo during a press conference on the state of human rights in the region, December 7. Baggo said…
Day: December 12, 2012
Ifugao folk want military out of their village
By KIMBERLIE OLMAYA N. QUITASOL Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — Residents of Gumhang village, Tinoc, Ifugao called for the withdrawal of the Philippine Army’s 86th Infantry Battalion (IB) stationed in their community. In a petition, the residents decried that the soldiers committed various human rights violations. The petition was submitted to the village council, Tinoc…
Rights violations slammed on Human Rights Day
Human Rights Day 2012: Protesters took to the streets to condemn human rights violations under Noynoy Aquino’s regime