“Civilians must be treated humanely in all circumstances. They must be protected against all forms of violence and degrading treatment including murder and torture.”
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“The certificate of land ownership award (CLOA) is a mere scrap of paper. It only means that from now on, the so-called farmer beneficiaries will have to pay the government for 30 years without assurance that they will own the land.” – Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“We hope the soldiers would leave soon so we can go back to our place.”
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Cesar Garganta, 28, merely wanted to earn extra income for the enrolment of his two children. Instead of money, what Garganta got was pain and trauma. On May 28, Garganta and his two friends went to work on a farm in Vista...
Peace mission to record abuses in South Quezon (Photo by Ronalyn V. Olea / Bulatlat.com)
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Grassroots human rights and peasant organizations in Southern Tagalog are poised to launch an all-out campaign to expose the increasing number of human rights violations in the region, specifically Quezon province in...
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