Category: Regions

In La Union, fisherfolks forced to ‘surrender’ in exchange for ayuda

Ilocos Human Rights Alliance (IHRA), a local chapter of human rights group Karapatan, reported on January 20 that seven alleged soldiers in plainclothes were going around with a list of 30 current and former members of Timek ken Namnama Dagiti Babassit a Mangngalap ti La Union (TIMEK La Union), forcing them to “register” their organization.

Following arrest of development workers, PDG reports surveillance

Two men on board a motorcycle arrived outside the compound of Paghida-et sa Kauswagan Development Groun (PDG) in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, at approximately 9:30 a.m. One of them took photographs of the vicinity using a mobile phone, while the driver remained on standby.

Soldiers shoot, arrest 2 farmers in San Narciso, Quezon – rights group

Ronilo Villanueva is a coconut farmer who was found by elements of the 85th Infantry Battalion while out processing copra. Tanggol Quezon said Villanueva was shot on the knee and stomach before he was arrested on unknown charges. Another farmer named Genero was also arrested, according to eyewitness accounts.