“I was cooking banana when soldiers came. They were in uniform and had long firearms. They talked to Papa and Mama. A few minutes after the soldiers left our house, I heard gunshots.” – 13-year-old victim
Tags: Save Bondoc Peninsula Movement
Farmers from Quezon province leave homes as soldiers terrorize villages

By RONALYN V. OLEA
“We hope the soldiers would leave soon so we can go back to our place.”
Kin of slain NPA decry ‘brutal killing’

By RONALYN V. OLEA
“We saw how they brutalized the bodies of my parents. I saw the body of my mother, her stomach was slashed open, her intestines ripped out. My father’s head, meanwhile, was shattered but he bore no wounds on his face.” — Leslie, daughter of slain NPA guerrillas
Duplicity of Oplan Bayanihan: Bondoc Peninsula under siege

By RONALYN V. OLEA
The Aquino government boasted that its new counterinsurgency program Oplan Bayanihan is totally different from the infamous Oplan Bantay Laya of the previous administration. However, the mounting cries for justice of the people of Bondoc Peninsula in southern Luzon shows that it is different only in name, but the same in essence.
A meaningful homecoming

By RONALYN V. OLEA
Ka Eden, narito kami, anak mo at mga kasamahan
Aming ipinagpapatuloy ang gawain mo’y naiwan
Sumusumpa kaming itutuloy ang laban
Hanggang sa ganap na lumaya ang mahal nating bayan.
Humanitarian mission triumphs over attempts of military to sabotage activities
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com LOPEZ, Quezon – Determined to bring food, medicines and other relief goods to the impoverished and highly militarized communities in South Quezon, the Save Bondoc Peninsula Movement overcame one hurdle after another. The more than 300 delegation of the Save Bondoc Peninsula Movement’s mercy mission and peace caravan went to…
Counterinsurgency rears ugly head in South Quezon

By RONALYN V. OLEA
Oplan Bayanihan’s two-faced character is clearly shown in Bondoc Peninsula. Benign on one side, but terroristic on the other. – Karapatan
Groups to military: ‘Stop terrorizing civilians in Quezon’
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Soldiers harass peace caravan in Quezon

By RONALYN V. OLEA
“It clearly shows the brazenness of the military. They were ready to do anything to sabotage our caravan.” – Save Bondoc Peninsula Movement