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Hounded by Military for Years, Ex-Bayan Leader Takes Refuge in NPA

"Yes, I have chosen to seek refuge under the revolutionary movement, particularly with the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People’s Army and the National Democratic Front. This is the most logical choice on my part because these are the very organizations that can guarantee not only my protection from political killings but also, above all, freedom of the people from the oppressive grip of a reactionary fascist state. I am still breathing and fighting precisely because of this choice."

Bulatlat Staff | Jan 17, 2010

Military Harasses Farmers’ Nationwide Caravan

The first-ever nationwide peasant caravan for land and justice, now on its fifth day in the Bicol region, has been facing harassment from the military since yesterday, Jan. 15. The caravan led by the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) and Anakpawis party list took off from Davao City on Monday. The farmers intend to reach Manila on Jan. 22, the 23rd anniversary of the Mendiola Massacre.

Ronalyn V. Olea | Jan 16, 2010

The Ampatuans, the Military and Elections in Maguindanao: The Ties That Bind

By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO The Ampatuans' rise to the peak of political power was in no small part due to their ties with the military. In a most ironic twist, the military proposed the extension of martial law in Maguindanao until the 2010 elections purportedly to teach the Ampatuans “how to run peaceful and credible elections.”

Alexander Martin Remollino | Dec 14, 2009

Video: Youth Activist Recounts Ordeal in Hands of Soldiers

Activist Recounts Abduction, Torture

Ronalyn V. Olea | Dec 11, 2009

Military Did Not Need Martial Law Declaration to Abduct, Torture Activist

By RONALYN V. OLEA
Noriel Rodriguez, a member of Anakbayan, was tortured for 10 days by people he claimed to be soldiers. The soldiers, he said, threatened to harm his family and mutilate his genitals. He was released only after he was forced to sign papers stating that he was a rebel returnee. Related video: Noriel Rodriguez recounts his ordeal

Ronalyn V. Olea | Dec 11, 2009

Critics Denounce Martial Law in Maguindanao as a Ruse and a Cover-Up

Critics Slam Martial Law as Ruse, Cover-Up

Marya Salamat | Dec 10, 2009

Military’s Oplan Bantay Laya Sows Terror, Disunity Among Lumads in Mindanao

By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
As foreign mining investments continue to encroach into Lumad lands in Northern Mindanao, the military, through its Oplan Bantay Laya, intensifies its campaign to stifle local opposition to these companies. A fact-finding mission found that so far this year, 13 Lumads have been summarily executed while more were tortured and harassed by soldiers and fellow Lumads co-opted by the military.

Alexander Martin Remollino | Dec 6, 2009

Regime’s Counter-Insurgency Campaign Drives Mindanao Lumads Homeless

By CHERYLL D. FIEL
Like the Moro in many parts of Mindanao, evacuation has become a way of life for the Lumads . They would rather sleep in schools, at village halls or town gymnasiums than stay in their villages and bear the brunt of military operations.

Bulatlat Contributors | Oct 21, 2009

Back in Their Homes, Manobos of Surigao Face Another Threat

Barely a month after the Manobos went back to their homes in Lianga, the soldiers are back again, recruiting them to the Task Force Gantangan, a paramilitary group to fight the government’s war against the insurgents.

Bulatlat Contributors | Oct 21, 2009

‘Northern Samar Is Becoming a Killing Field’

By MARYA SALAMAT
According to Monsignor Walter Cerbito of the diocese of Catarman, Northern Samar, nobody is safe anymore in his province, not even priests, as the militarization intensifies. The murder of the Reverend Cecilio Lucero only underscored the worsening human-rights violations there.

Marya Salamat | Oct 18, 2009

Marked for Death: Brutal Murder of Samar’s Father Lucero Linked to Oplan Bantay Laya

By RITCHE T. SALGADO
Even with the memory of the Reverend Cecilio Lucero’s death still fresh in the minds of the people of Northern Samar, the military continues to implement the counter-insurgency program in the province, targeting civilians.

Bulatlat Contributors | Oct 17, 2009

Surveillance on Jun Cruz Reyes: ‘Attacks on Writers Are Attacks on the People’

By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
Long before National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera discovered that the military had been watching him, Jun Cruz Reyes, an award-winning writer, has been the subject of surveillance and harassment that began in 2006.

Alexander Martin Remollino | Sep 23, 2009

In Surigao and Caraga Region, a Brutal Push for Investments

By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
Far from a counter-insurgency operation, the massive militarization and dislocation of communities in Surigao del Sur and the Caraga region had more to do with protecting business interests, primarily mining and energy investments. Although there is nothing particularly new in all this, the Arroyo regime had actually taken the extra step to ensure that the military would act as veritable security guards of these companies.

Alexander Martin Remollino | Sep 22, 2009

Benjie Oliveros | AFP Getting Bolder — or More Desperate — as 2010 Draws Near

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Who believes the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) when it said that Corporal Guerrero Hannival Mosura Mondido of the Marines was not conducting surveillance but merely undergoing a training session on intelligence work...

Benjie Oliveros | Sep 20, 2009

Soldier Nabbed for Spying on Lumbera, National Artist and Arroyo Critic

By RONALYN V. OLEA
At around 6 a.m. today, three men were seen taking photos and asking information regarding Lumbera's house in a subdivision in Quezon City. Village guards approached and apprehended one of them.

Ronalyn V. Olea | Sep 17, 2009

Priest Who Advocated Human Rights, Peasant Activist Murdered in Eastern Visayas

By RONALYN V. OLEA
The murders of peasant activist Romulo Mendova and Father Cecilio Lucero, both of Eastern Visayas, have been blamed on the military’s Oplan Bantay Laya. In the case of Lucero, he had been publicly denounced by President Arroyo as “that communist priest,” according to the NDF. It is said that he was the first priest to have been murdered in Samar since Catholicism was introduced in the province 400 years ago.

Ronalyn V. Olea | Sep 7, 2009

Slideshow: Home at Last

Lumads of Surigao: Home at Last

Bulatlat Staff | Sep 6, 2009

Threat Remains as Displaced Lumads Return to Defaced Homes, Damaged Crops

By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
The Manobos of Surigao del Sur may be back home for now, but they still face the threats of militarization – even as they also have to contend with the burden of rebuilding their ravaged homes, schools, and livelihoods. View slideshow

Alexander Martin Remollino | Sep 6, 2009

In the Philippines, Human-Rights Advocates Live Dangerously

By RONALYN V. OLEA
They are usually the first to respond to cases of extrajudicial killings, torture and enforced disappearances in the Philippines. In a country where impunity prevails, these human-rights defenders have not been spared from the same atrocities that they are trying to stop.

Ronalyn V. Olea | Sep 4, 2009

The Soldiers Came, and the Classes Stopped

By DEE AYROSO
In a remote village in Samar, children are forced to go to school to another village, walking for hours to attend their classes, after the soldiers started coming in and committed atrocities. What happened to Bay-ang illustrates the extent militarization damages not just communities but the education of poor Filipino children, particularly in the countryside.

Dee Ayroso | Sep 2, 2009

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