Bayan Warns Against Cover-Up in Ramento Murder
MANILA -- There should be no cover-up in the investigation of the death of Obispo Maximo Alberto Ramento. This was the concern aired by the umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan…
Stab Wounds on Ramento’s Body Show Intent to Kill, Not Rob — Satur
MANILA -- The stab wounds on slain Iglesia Filipina Independiente Bishop Alberto Ramento's body reveal an intent to kill, not rob. Thus said House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna…
Ramento Slay Shows Death Squads Still on the Loose — Pimentel
MANILA -- Senate Minority Leader Aquilino ?Nene? Q. Pimentel, Jr. (PDP-Laban) today condemned the murder of Bishop Alberto Ramento, chair of the Supreme Council of Bishops of the Philippine Independent…
Mindanao as Laboratory of ?State Terror?
In a recent human-rights summit, participants recounted incidents of human-rights abuses and sheer terror in the hands of government forces. They also decried the continuing militarization in Mindanao that displaces and terrorizes communities but benefits big logging, mining and other multinational companies. Davao Today’s Tyrone Velez reports.
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MINDANAO HUMAN RIGHTS SUMMIT September 22-23, 2006 CAP Auditorium, Anda Street, Davao City DECLARATION OF UNITY In the middle of the night, armed men crept into the house of a…