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By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
A fact finding mission confirmed suspicions that four-year-old Rodelyn was killed by an explosion caused by an M203 grenade, belying claims of the military that an improvised explosive device from the NPA was the cause.
By RONALYN V. OLEA
This year alone, four children have been killed. – Children’s Rehabilitation Center
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
"We will not let it happen just like that. Justice must be served." – UP President Alfredo Pascual
By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — In a wired press statement, the Agustin Begnalen Command of the New People’s Army in Abra Province (ABC-NPA-Abra) said that the soldiers belonging to the 503rd Brigade and the 41st Brigade of the Armed Forces of...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Ramon Batoy, 35, was killed a mere three days after Fr. Fausto Tentorio was killed also in Arakan Valley.
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
Wearing new uniforms printed with Rosal’s stylized photograph, an honor squad executed a “silent gun salute” at about noon of October 15.
Main story: Red fighters in Batangas salute Ka Roger By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com IBAAN, Batangas – As a boy, he was ordinary. However, he died an extraordinary man mainly because he chose a life that touched so many ordinary people who came to love him in...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"It is very alarming that the Aquino government opts to collude with mining firms and multinationals in implementing a military solution in order to continue operations and pursue profits at the expense of our communities.” – Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Luz Ilagan
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star The New People’s Army’s well-executed raids last Monday on three mining firms in Claver, Surigao del Norte razing a smelting plant, 28 heavy equipment, 132 dump trucks and nine barges, but not physically...
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
“I thank my custodian for showing me the true Filipino spirit for the 64 days that we were together,” Mayor Dano said. “If I’m not mistaken, we transferred from 13 different stations, and there I saw the truthfulness of the group. There I saw the true spirit of camaraderie.”
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Aquino shows no regard for the essential issue in the indigenous people’s struggle for the very life of their communities, their children, their way of life, their future,” Luis Jalandoni of the NDFP said.
Sidebar: Group says peace talks should tackle 'destructive effects' of mining
By ACE ALEGRE Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY – Communist guerillas operating in Ilocos Sur has admitted that two of their comrades were slain by government soldiers in an almost week-long gun battle in Cervantes town, Ilocos Sur a week ago. Benny Boy “Ka Likot” Aguilar...
Media Release May 28, 2011 Four consecutive successful military actions were launched by units under the Pulang Diwata Command-New People’s Army against enemy troops in the mountain areas of Agusan del Norte. Two (2) were killed and four (4) were wounded from the...
PRESS STATEMENT 13 May 2011 Guerillas belonging to the 3rd Pulang Bagani Company of the Merardo Arce Command-Southern Mindanao Regional Operations Command of the New People’s Army (3rd PBC-MAC-SMROC-NPA) disarmed a security unit of the RACEL Mines and Minerals --...
The conduct of the May 10 elections in Eastern Visayas is no different from the rest of the country. The report by an election watchdog set up by people’s organizations showed rampant fraud, violence and irregularities. By MAUREEN JAPZON Bulatlat.com TACLOBAN CITY...
The victims were almost unrecognizable as they lay at the funeral parlor. Some of their fingers were cut off and those that were not had chipped-off nails. They also sustained broken bones in different parts of the body and stab wounds in the stomach. Their bodies...
Court denies mother’s plea for sick child Zenaida Llesis, the 46-year old political detainee who gave birth to a girl at the Bukidnon Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center last year, went on hunger strike last Jan. 20. Llesis, who has been detained since...
The region where the 2,000 year old famous Rice Terrages can be found have new residents, only they're not of the usual kind. The New People's Army (NPA) is reportedly flourishing in Ifugao, and its members have grown steadily through the last few years when previously there were practically none. (By Ace Alegre / bulatlat.com)
The peace talks now going on in Oslo between the government and the NDFP, having moved on to the deep-seated problems that have been sustaining the CPP-NPA-led armed struggle over 40 years, were the subject of editorial comment in this newspaper the other day. I think that certain points were correctly spotlighted and interpreted in the editorial, but it is amiss on others. By SATUR C. OCAMPO / bulatlat.com
Press Statement 11 December 2010 Army corporal and Cafgu minor surrendered and immediately released unharmed Without firing a single shot, the 1st Pulang Bagani Company-New People's Army successfully overran the patrol base of the Bahani Long Range Platoon (BLRP)...
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