The New People’s Army has given a “prisoner of war” status to “five Cafgu paramilitary forces” who were “captured” in the village center of Barangay Mansanitas, Loreto town, Agusan del Sur after they raided a detachment of the Philippine Army’s 26th Infantry Battalion, 11am of October 24.
“Are authorities really that insensitive to children’s rights, that children can become collateral damage to military offensives?” asked Rius Valle, Children’s Rehabilitation Center Southern Mindanao spokesperson
Outgoing Davao City Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa bids reporters goodbye during the turnover rites on Friday as his next assignment will be in Camp Crame, Manila as he will head the police department’s intelligence unit. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
