By NORTHERN DISPATCH BAGUIO CITY — The 5th Infantry Division is imposing a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on the local government units that violates the principle of civilian supremacy over the military, Simon “Ka Filiw” Naogsan, spokesman of the the Cordillera Peoples’ Democratic Front (CPDF), said in a statement sent to the media. In the…
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NPA Accuses AFP of Recruiting Child Soldiers, Cites Cafgu It Captured
COMPOSTELA VALLEY — The AFP is lying when it charged the NPA of recruiting child soldiers. Worse, it is in fact the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) who has been doing it, recruiting and using child warriors. This is the gist of a statement emailed to Bulatlat by Rigoberto F. Sanchez, spokesperson of the…
Human Rights Violations Still Plague Ilocos Region
By JOAN GARCIA
The claim of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that it has achieved victory in the Ilocos provinces did not make the human rights situation there any better.
CIDG Deputy Officer Defects to NPA
Cites massive corruption, illegal drugs and gambling syndicates in gov’t For being a victim of injustice by the government institution he served with utmost dedication for 28 years, he finally made “the most difficult decision” in his entire life by joining the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA). By Karl G. Ombion Bulatlat.com…