By DEE AYROSO
Selective hearing
Tags: Defend Negros
Short order
By DEE AYROSO
A second look into Negros Oriental killings
In 2015, on the fifth year of the P-Noy administration’s counterinsurgency program (Oplan Bayanihan), the Armed Forces of the Philippines declared the province of Negros Oriental as a “conflict-manageable and ready for further development” area. The implication was that the state security forces had succeeded in weakening the presence/influence of the New People’s Army in…
Main findings of Global Witness 2019 Report
Vast natural resources and fertile soils have long attracted foreign investment to the Philippines, yet widespread corruption and a culture of impunity for unscrupulous companies has seen the profits disappear into the pockets of a tiny elite. – Global Witness
66 killed under Duterte, advocates call for defense of human rights in Negros
Under the Duterte administration, 66 farmers and activists have already been gunned down.