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Day: February 18, 2013
A good soldier’s predicament: having to obey ‘wrong’ commands
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – The failed 1987 and 1989 coups d’état were often mentioned at the trial of former soldiers accused in the Olalia-Alay-ay double murder. According to the plan, the murder of Olalia was carried out to generate massive protests, which the Reform the AFP Movement (RAM) would ride on to launch…
Soldiers disrupt towns in Mt. Province
By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY— Sagada residents of Mountain Province as well as local and foreign tourists were surprised when soldiers belonging to the 54th Infantry Battalion Philippine Army (IBPA) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) set up camps at Lake Danum and Pilao. Tourist guides estimated a battalion size of…
Baguio shakes in One Billion Rising
By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — On Valentines Day, more than 800 women, men and children shook Upper Session Road as they joined one billion people around the world rising to end violence against women and children. Members of different sectoral organizations, government agencies and individuals heeded the worldwide battle cry to “Strike!…