By DEE AYROSO
A grand display
Tags: Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
Facebook removes fake accounts linked to military, police
In the Philippines, Facebook removed 57 fake Facebook accounts, 31 Pages and 20 Instagram accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers.
Lumad girls held incommunicado by soldiers tell of horrors in captivity
Based on the narratives reported by Karapatan, Rina, 11, and her cousin Ellah, 17, (real names withheld) were about to gather Rattan locally known as Uway or Agsam and Bocawe, a local variety of Bamboo, in the morning of February 18 when they were accosted by seven soldiers.
Philippine troops drop bombs in Abra farms in NPA ‘pursuit operations’
Bulatlat.com MANILA — On May 30, 2013 at 6 a.m., soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ 41st IB chanced upon a unit of the New Peoples’ Army (NPA) and fired at the NPA sentry. A firefight reportedly followed, with the NPA guerrillas retreating as the soldiers had the initial advantage. Four hours later,…
Southern Tagalog human rights situation worsening – Karapatan-ST
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
The Armed Forces of the Philippines claims that it has not committed a single human rights violation during the year, but human rights and people’s organizations, as well as victims and their relatives in Southern Tagalog say it is even getting worse.
Death of 56-year old fisherman sparks more outrage against VFA, Balikatan
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
As long as the US military is treated ‘above the law’ by the government, their victims among the civilian populace will not be given justice.” – Bayan Muna-Southern Mindanao
Mother of missing activist to Army major: ‘Who ordered you to get my Jonas?’
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Harry, listen to the innermost voice of your heart and correct the wrong done to this mother. Tell me where I can find my son.” — Mrs. Edita Burgos
No real peace in Army’s community ‘peace’ teams – Karapatan
PRESS RELEASE November 17, 2010 DAVAO CITY – Human rights group Karapatan says today that the peace and development teams of the Armed Forces of the Philippines now going around some parts of the city are meant to harass civilians and sow fear among the residents. “The concept pf Peace and development teams in the…
News in Pictures: Thirteen Widows
Peasant Leader Gunned Down in Davao City
BY JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat Posted 4:46 p.m., May 15, 2008 Farmer’s Association in Davao City (FADC) spokesperson Celso Pojas was gunned down by a motorcycle back rider who fired four times and hit the victim three times around 6:30 a.m. today in front of the FADC office in Maa, Davao City. In a…
Another Jab at Civil Liberties
In late 2005 up to 2006 the Arroyo government tried to curtail the freedom of speech and assembly through the Calibrated Preemptive Response, silence the media through the issuance of guidelines by the PNP, and twist and bend its laws and legal procedures to run after its critics especially from the legal Left. It also…