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Group Demands Junking RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement over Death of Filipino Interpreter

Group Demands Junking RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement over Death of Filipino Interpreter

By GERMELINA LACORTE / Davao Today
Cardeno’s unexplained death while working for the US troops in February and the death of the Philippine Army officer a month later have renewed calls among militant groups to junk the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the US and the Philippines.

News in Pictures: Groups Stage Torch March to Demand Justice for Cardeño; Court of Appeals Hears Petition for Writ of Amparo

News in Pictures: Groups Stage Torch March to Demand Justice for Cardeño; Court of Appeals Hears Petition for Writ of Amparo


Various progressive groups led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan on Friday staged a torch march in Davao City to demand justice for Gregan Cardeño, a Filipino interpreter who was found dead inside US troops’ barracks in Marawi City. The group also demanded for the immediate pull-out of the US troops in the country.

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