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Witnesses in Extrajudicial Killing Being Harassed by Soldiers

Witnesses in Extrajudicial Killing Being Harassed by Soldiers

By RONALYN V. OLEA
At the pre-trial hearing on Oct. 27, the two suspects in the killing of Benjamin Bayles denied being members of the 61st Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army (IBPA). The 303rd and 302nd Infantry Brigades have also denied that the two are members of the Philippine Army for four months, but the Headquarters of the Philippine Army officially confirmed their membership and rank last October 9.

News At A Glance

News At A Glance

‘Butcher of Mindoro’ terrifies Visayas human rights groups The regional peasant alliance, Samahan han Gudti nga mga Parag-uma ha Sinirangan Bisayas (Sagupa-SB or Regional Peasant Alliance in Eastern Visayas) denounced Jan. 4 the possible appointment of Brig. Gen....

`Corruption is Everywhere’

`Corruption is Everywhere’

Charges of corruption, among others, resulted in the ouster of then President Joseph Ejercito Estrada on Jan. 20, 2001 in a people’s uprising popularly known as EDSA Dos. Immediately after being sworn in as Estrada’s successor, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo promised to...

PR: Bayan Calls for Unity vs. Failure of Election, Fraud and Violence

PR: Bayan Calls for Unity vs. Failure of Election, Fraud and Violence


DAVAO CITY -- In a candle lighting and prayer vigil held at Centennial Park, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) Southern Mindanao Region calls for unity among various opposition parties against the plot to fail the upcoming May 2010 election. Bayan expressed disgust over the COMELEC’s failure to patch up possible technical problems exactly four days before the election.

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

BY BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com To date, there have been 601 cases of political killings. Political killings or assassinations may be the appropriate term to describe it. But the way these killings were carried out, the use of authority and superior force over an...

Aborted Transfer and Continued Detention Will Subject Health Workers to Further Torture and Pressure -– NUPL

Aborted Transfer and Continued Detention Will Subject Health Workers to Further Torture and Pressure -– NUPL

NEWS RELEASE April 11, 2010   In a press statement issued today during the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) hearing on the case of the Morong 43, the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) again condemned the further detention of the 43 health workers and their...

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