By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today DAVAO CITY — Wives of New People’s Army (NPA) members were allegedly arrested and detained by the Philippine Army’s 39th Infantry Battalion under Lt. Col. Norman Zuniega on two separate incidents, August 6 and 7, in Sta. Maria town in Davao del Sur. According to a statement by the National…
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Davao del Sur Farmers Decry Military Harassment
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today Posted by Bulatlat.com DAVAO CITY — On May 4, farmer Bernie Marciano, was visited by soldiers from the 39th Infantry Battalion and 72nd Infantry Battalion. “They were looking for me,” Marciano, 30, said, referring to the soldiers. “They said they just wanted me to be their friend.” Marciano has been…
Seven Farmers in Davao del Sur ‘Falsely Accused’
By CHERYLL D. FIEL Davao Today Posted by Bulatlat.com DAVAO CITY – A 74-year-old man, a 32-year-old mother, three farmers and two Bagobo lumads find themselves accused of the military’s trumped up charges as the government’s Oplan Bantay Laya (OBL) deadline to end the four-decades of Communist insurgency nears. For opposing the military’s presence in…