“Presently still in critical medical condition and suffering from temporary loss of memory and speech, Cañete does not present any further threat and is incapable of fighting.”
Army arrests NPA commander undergoing hospital treatment
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Mother laments soldier’s killing of her son, belies he was an NPA
“”t was after lunch on April 21 when Jhun Mark and his relatives were about to resume working on the coconuts when they heard gunshots in different directions.”
Rights group slams NFA memo forcing employees to submit personal info to military
The NFA released a memorandum requiring its officials and employees to divulge their personal background, work history, location of residence, organizational affiliations, sketch of location of residences, places of residences since birth, foreign countries visited, among others.
Rights group slam appointment of Año as local government chief
“The consistent promotion and assignment of Año in key government positions is indicative of the Duterte regime’s design to intensify its repressive policies and its lack of intent to prosecute human rights violators.”
Groups call for the release of detained Lumad educators
MANILA – Groups led by Save our Schools Network picketed at the Department of Justice in Manila to demand the dismissal of trumped-up charges and the release of the Lumad educators Amelia Pond and agriculturist Dominiciano Muya on Friday, Aug. 18. Pond, 64, is the regional coordinator of the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines-Southern Mindanao…
NPA denies AFP allegations, says soldiers were armed and legitimate military targets when killed
By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The 1st Pulang Bagani Company of the Merardo Arce Command of the New People’s Army in Southern Mindanao (1ST PBC-NPA) denied earlier reports that the four army soldiers killed in Paquibato District on Sunday, November 4, were unarmed and off-duty. In an e-mailed statement sent…
Politicians, military blamed for Tampakan massacre
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
The military claims that the massacre of Juvy Capion and her two children Jordan, 13, and Janjan, 8, was a ‘legitimate encounter.’ Now, they have taken one of the survivors, four-year-old Becky.
Phl government troops still hold sympo, vilify ‘reds’ in public schools
By DELIA BAGNI Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — Despite the earlier commitment of Baguio City Schools Division Superintendent Mary A. Lang-ayan that they would pull out the Memorandum 68 issued by the Department of Education (DepEd) Baguio City Division last June 26, allowing elements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to conduct symposium…
Probe involvement of soldiers in illegal logging, DENR asked
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Are military personnel involved in large-scale, illegal logging operations in the country? The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) is convinced that this is a possibility. It advised Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje to launch investigations into the matter. Pamalakaya…
Philippines: Military Leadership Should Act on Abuses (PR)
Armed Forces Chief Should Ensure Rights Violators are Held Accountable April 1, 2012 New York – The leadership of the Armed Forces of the Philippines should take concrete steps to hold accountable soldiers responsible for human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a letter released today to the military’s chief of staff, Lt. Gen.…
‘Rape by soldiers exposes deceitful Oplan Bayanihan’
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
In less than a month, two young women from two militarized towns have complained of rape allegedly committed by AFP soldiers right inside their military camps. Alarmed women ask, are these ‘isolated’ or just the tip of the iceberg?