Northern Dispatch | Nov 4, 2010
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Military Terrorizes Batangas Community, Forcibly Recruits Minors to Join Paramilitary
Military Terrorizes Batangas Community, Forcibly Recruits Minors to Join Paramilitary

By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
A minor’s refusal to join the CAFGU resulted in him being beaten up and threatened by soldiers. And he is not alone in his ordeal.
Davao’s Urban Poor Leads Campaign to Stop Power Rate Hike
Davao’s Urban Poor Leads Campaign to Stop Power Rate Hike
The urban poor in the city have another reason to protest in the streets these days. They rage not just because their houses are being demolished, but, this time, because they could not just take the rapidly increasing costs of surviving anymore, especially with the announced spike in electricity rates.
News in Pictures: Progressive Groups Condemn ‘State of Undeclared Martial Law’ in Negros Oriental
News in Pictures: Progressive Groups Condemn ‘State of Undeclared Martial Law’ in Negros Oriental

Marking the commeration of the 38th aniversary of the declaration of martial law in 1972, progressive groups led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Negros Oriental, held protest actions on Tuesday, condemning the 'state of undeclared martial law' in the province and the extension of the counter insurgency program Oplan Bantay Laya.
News in Pictures: On 38th Anniversary of Martial Law Declaration, Davao Progressive Groups Slam OBL Extension, Urge Aquino to Protect Human Rights
News in Pictures: On 38th Anniversary of Martial Law Declaration, Davao Progressive Groups Slam OBL Extension, Urge Aquino to Protect Human Rights

Protest actions by progressive groups were held on Tuesday in commemoration of the 38th anniversary of the declaration of martial law in 1972.
Peasant Leader Killed in Davao City, the 7th Extrajudicial Killing Under the New Administration
Peasant Leader Killed in Davao City, the 7th Extrajudicial Killing Under the New Administration

By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
His colleagues said Naldo Labrador, 39, a member of Paquibato District Farmers’ Association (Padifa) and Farmers Association in Davao City- Kilusang Magbubukid sa Pilipinas (FADC-KMP) was killed Sept. 3 because he was accused by the military of being a supporter of the New People’s Army (NPA). But the root cause, said Pedro Arnado, chairman of KMP-SMR, is the issue of land.
Violence and Poverty Haunt Children in Ilocos Region
Violence and Poverty Haunt Children in Ilocos Region

By JOAN GARCIA
Due to landlessness and intrusions of both foreign and local commercial fishing vessels in the region, children are forced to work for their family’s survival. CRC-Ilocos also documented that children are most affected from the aerial bombardment of the 41st and 50th IBPA, which is part of the military’s counter-insurgency campaign.
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