In its decision, the Court of Appeals noted inconsistencies and lies in the statements of the police and the military.
Court orders release of security guard tagged as rebel leader
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Three Peasant Activists Arrested, Detained in a Military Camp in Laguna
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“This is an old tune,” Axel Pinpin, secretary general of Kalipunan ng Samahang Magsasaka sa Timog Katagalugan (Kasama-TK), told Bulatlat, referring to the arrest of three peasants in Laguna. He blamed the extended counterinsurgency program Oplan Bantay Laya (OBL).
CBCP Condemns the Continued Detention of the “Morong 43”
Bulatlat.com The illegal arrest and continued detention of the “Morong 43” in a military facility represent serious threat to the civil liberties of the Filipino people, Bishop Nereo P. Odchimar, D.D., president of Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), said yesterday in behalf of CBCP. The CBCP said they follow with grave concern the…
Thirteen Monkayo Farmers Tortured, Detained
By GRACE S. UDDIN Davao Today Posted By Bulatlat.com DAVAO CITY — Thirteen farmers filed human rights complaints against the 25th Infantry Battalion for illegal detention and torture. They included Alfonso Mangubat and wife Baden; Anastacia Villaniso and her sons Emilio, Boicy and Roy and 15-year old grandchildren Mary Grace Minor and Christina Aranceo-Minor; Edmund…