The Ilocos Sur Provincial Prosecutor’s Office has dismissed the rebellion charges filed in Candon City, last July, against National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace consultant Elizabeth Principe. BY ROD TAJON, JR. Northern Dispatch HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Posted by Bulatlat CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur ( 347 kms. north of Manila)– The Ilocos Sur Provincial…
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Burnt Human Bones Found in Former Military Camp
BY BULATLAT Anthropology experts found pieces of burnt human bones in the vicinity of the former 24th Infantry Battalion (IB) detachment in Bgy. Bliss in Limay, Bataan. The news was relayed through a text message by Ruth Cervantes, public information officer of Karapatan (Alliance for the Advancement of Human Rights). The experts accompanied Raymond Manalo,…
Balao Family Files Amparo Petition
With members of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) and Cordillera Human Rights Alliance (CHRA), the family of missing activist James M. Balao, through counsel National Union of Peoples Lawyers (NUPL), filed a petition for a writ of amparo at the Benguet Regional Trial Court. BY KATHLEEN T. OKUBO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat HUMAN RIGHTS…
27 Southern Tagalog Activists Charged with Burning of Globe Cell Site
Twenty-seven leaders and members of people’s organizations in Southern Tagalog, including a labor lawyer, were charged with arson, destruction of property and conspiracy to commit rebellion. The activists said this is but part of the ‘legal offensive’ of Malacañang, which is meant to derail the people’s movement in the region. BY RONALYN V. OLEA HUMAN…
Baguio City Council Condemns Activist’s Disappearance
The Baguio City Council on Sept. 29 approved a resolution “condemning the involuntary disappearance of Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) member James Balao.” BY AILEEN P. REFUERZO PIO-Baguio City (via Northern Dispatch) HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246 kms north of Manila) – The Baguio City Council on Sept. 29 approved a resolution…
Groups Slam AFP for Calling Children Killed in Attacks as ‘Child Warriors’
A child rights organization criticized state troops for claiming that children killed in encounters were “child warriors,” making children targets of military offensives. BY CJ KUIZON Davao Today HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Posted by Bulatlat DAVAO CITY–A child rights organization criticized state troops for claiming that children killed in encounters were “child warriors,” making children targets…
Women’s Group Condemns Arrest of Colleague
BY BULATLAT The chapter of GABRIELA in Negros condemned the ‘unlawful arrest’ of Mary Grace Delicano. Delicano, 34, was arrested Sept. 25, around 3 p.m. by elements of Negros Occidental Provincial Police Office (NOPPO) and the intelligence unit of the 303rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army. She was at a waiting shed of the…
Diagnosing Sickness and Fear in Guihulngan
Fifteen doctors who recently joined a humanitarian mission in Guihulngan, Negros Oriental shared that many of the residents’ diseases have been caused by fear of gun toting soldiers roaming their villages. BY RONALYN V. OLEA HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Bulatlat Fifteen doctors who recently joined a humanitarian mission in Guihulngan, Negros Oriental shared their observation that…
Surface James Balao Now!
BY THE ALL UP ACADEMIC EMPLOYEES UNION-BAGUIO CHAPTER ALL UP ACADEMIC EMPLOYEES UNION NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC SPACE 2008 is the Centennial Year of the University of the Philippines. Since January, the entire University System has been celebrating. In fact, in UP Baguio, one of the culminating activities is a Grand Alumni Homecoming on December 5, 2008.…
Two Peasant Organizers in Bataan Missing
BY BULATLAT Two peasant organizers in Bataan province have been missing, Desaperacidos (Families of Desaparecidos for Justice) disclosed. The group said suspected military men abducted Nelson Balmaña on Sept. 21 and Florencia Espiritu on Sept. 22. Both are organizers of the Sto. Niño Lubao Farmers’ Association (SLFA). The victims have been organizing peasants from Lubao,…
Rights Group Says CA Decision Lame; Mother of Missing UP Student Holds Arroyo, AFP Liable
BY RONALYN OLEA Bulatlat Human rights group Karapatan deemed lame the Court of Appeals (CA) decision on the writ of amparo for two missing students Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan and their companion Manuel Merino. In a decision Sept. 17, the 11th Division of the CA ordered respondents to immediately release or cause the release…