Court orders arrest of Army major linked to Jonas Burgos’s abduction
"This is good news. I just hope the developments will continue." – Mrs. Edita Burgos, mother of Jonas
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"This is good news. I just hope the developments will continue." – Mrs. Edita Burgos, mother of Jonas
“The recent confirmation of Brig. Gen. Año to star rank reminds us of the promotion of Gen. Palparan and many others who had faced serious and credible charges of rights violations,” – National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers
"A soldier whose rank is low and who only follows orders is implicated while his superiors are set free. I could not understand this." – Mrs. Edita Burgos
How many more mothers would have to shed tears before justice prevails?
“..the Aquino administration obviously rewards, instead of punishes, human rights violators such as Gen. [Aurelio] Baladad.” – Justice for the Morong 43 alliance
Today is the sixth year since farmer-activist Jonas Burgos was abducted by state security forces. For the first time, his wife speaks in this video made by Jonas's younger brother, JL.
"Why do such human rights violations persist with impunity even under the Aquino administration?" – Fr. Rex Reyes, general secretary of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP)
"It is about the journey of a mother who seeks the truth about her son.”
"I felt that while we had the documents with us, we were in constant danger. Somehow, I was relieved after I submitted these to the SC."
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld Edith Burgos, wife and partner of crusading, anti-dictatorship newspaperman, the late Jose “Joe” Burgos, is the personification of steadfast resolve as she files yet another motion to the Supreme Court in a bid...
The military repeatedly refused to turn over to the courts documents that could have determined what happened to Jonas.
As a survivor of abduction by the Philippine military in 2009, my heart went out to the Burgos family after I heard the favourable news of the Philippine Court of Appeals ruling last week on the case of Jonas Burgos. After years of presenting the case before the...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis In a landmark decision, the Court of Appeals ruled that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) should be held accountable for the enforced disappearance of activist Jonas Burgos. The decision of the Appeals court on the writ of habeas...
Will this finally lead to finding Jonas? Will those responsible for this abhorrent crime be finally be brought to the bars of justice? Will this be the first significant step toward addressing impunity?
“Mr. PNP Chief, it appears that you don’t know what you’re talking about. The police should investigate the case thoroughly as ordered by the Supreme Court. it is the responsibility of the police to gather evdiences for someone to be prosecuted.” – JL Burgos, brother of missing activist Jonas
Is this the smoking gun that would force the Armed Forces of the Philippines to finally surface Jonas?
“I earnestly pray that this decision would lead us to Jonas and to the names of those involved so that justice may (finally) be served...The ultimate measure of success is our recovery of Jonas.” - Edita Burgos, Jonas’s mother

By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“From the evidence that we have gathered from the hearing and also from the documents we were able to get, I believe that he [Brig. Gen. Eduardo Año] has a direct hand in the abduction of my son.”
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