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Melissa Roxas Testifies in Congress: ‘I Will Not Tire to Tell the Truth’
Melissa Roxas Testifies in Congress: ‘I Will Not Tire to Tell the Truth’
"I have reason to believe that the Philippine military were the ones who abducted and tortured me, and held me captive for six days. I do not like to dignify the allegations being hurled at me now as they only echo what my abductors have been forcing me to admit during my interrogation and illegal, incommunicado detention."
In CHR Hearing, Melissa Roxas Reiterates Abduction, Torture Charges Vs Military
In CHR Hearing, Melissa Roxas Reiterates Abduction, Torture Charges Vs Military
Melissa Roxas’s description of the place where she was brought and tortured seemed consistent with what the CHR found during a visit to Fort Magsaysay. But military officials deny soldiers were behind the atrocity. “Fort Magsaysay is a tourist destination,” one of them told the commissioners.
Elizabeth Principe: ‘I Am Raring to Rejoin the Struggle Against This Unjust Regime’
Elizabeth Principe: ‘I Am Raring to Rejoin the Struggle Against This Unjust Regime’
“My continued detention shows that the Government of the Republic of the Philippines is not serious in lifting the suspension of the Jasig. There is political pressure to keep me in jail. But they are no match against the mass movement who spared no effort in their support,” Principe said. 
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Principe Finally Freed from Camp Crame Jail
Military Blocks Release of Political Prisoner
Principe Finally Freed from Camp Crame Jail
Principe Finally Freed from Camp Crame Jail
Elizabeth Principe’s release followed a protest by supporters today in front of Camp Crame, the headquarters of the Philippine National Police, and after Principe held a brief hunger strike to denounce the military’s attempt to prevent her from being freed despite a court order dismissing all charges against her.
Military Blocks Release of Political Prisoner
Military Blocks Release of Political Prisoner
Marie Hilao Enriquez, secretary-general of Karapatan, told Bulatlat that the military refused to release Elizabeth Principe’s clearance papers. “This is already a case of illegal detention since the court has already ordered her release,” Enriquez said. Principe was supposed to be freed Monday night.
Melissa Roxas: A Painful Journey from Home and Back
Melissa Roxas: A Painful Journey from Home and Back
A Bulatlat.com Exclusive Having to leave the Philippines for the United States when she was nine years old was a particularly painful experience for Filipino-American Melissa Roxas. Her desire to trace her roots brought her back to the country of her birth where, in May, soldiers kidnapped and tortured her for days.
Political Prisoner Remains in Jail Despite Court’s Dismissal of Cases
Political Prisoner Remains in Jail Despite Court’s Dismissal of Cases
“How can we claim to be under a democracy when a political prisoner continues to languish in jail even as all the trumped-up charges filed against her have already been dismissed?”
Farmer Remains Missing After Being Beaten, Abducted by Soldiers
Farmer Remains Missing After Being Beaten, Abducted by Soldiers
A farmer in Compostela Valley who last seen beaten and forcibly taken allegedly by soldiers on July 4 remains missing. Alvin Lopez, 25, a resident of Monkayo was hogtied and forced into a military vehicle during a military operation. Alvin’s mother, Erlinda, has filed a complaint before the Commission on Human Rights against the military’s 26th Infantry Battalion. Read the full story
Bombings Raise Specter of Martial Law
Bombings Raise Specter of Martial Law
While authorities dismiss the recent bombings in Quezon City, Jolo, Iligan City and Cotabato City as mere pre-Sona “noises,” critics, martial-law era activists and analysts believe that an Arroyo regime desperate enough to hold on to power is capable of anything, including using its iron fist on Filipinos.
Slideshow: A Call for Help from Distressed OFWs in Sabah
Slideshow: A Call for Help from Distressed OFWs in Sabah
A Call for Help from OFWs in Sabah
In the Farms and Plantations of Sabah, a Brutal Reality Confronts Filipinos
In the Farms and Plantations of Sabah, a Brutal Reality Confronts Filipinos
To many Filipinos in the southern Philippines, Sabah represents salvation. Beckoned by the vast palm-oil plantations in the Malaysian state, they go there in droves seeking employment that they could not find in their homeland. Once there, however, many of them are confronted with the reality of neglect and abuse that is far brutal than the one they had left behind.
Abducted Peasant Activist Found Detained in Camp Crame Without Charges
Abducted Peasant Activist Found Detained in Camp Crame Without Charges
Obito Marquez, 31, a peasant activist from Occidental Mindoro, was taken just outside his house in Taguig City on June 21 by four armed men in civilian clothes. A search by relatives and colleagues led to the Philippine police headquarters. His lawyer said Marquez was tortured, blindfolded and handcuffed for four days, refused access to legal counsel, and interrogated.
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