Makati strip-search not isolated case – Karapatan

Contrary to the claim of the Philippine National Police, human rights group Karapatan said, on Friday, that the case of the strip-search that took place in Makati City was not an isolated case as similar incidents happened involving state forces and agents in various parts of the country.

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NDFP hits false arrests, killings of civilians in Southern Mindanao

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines in Southern Mindanao Region condemned the continued “false arrests,” detentions and killings of civilians in Southern Mindanao by the Armed Forces of the Philippines under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.

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Read more about the article No land use conversion permit yet for Tamugan bulk water project
Photos courtesy of Apo Agua Infrastructura Inc.’s Community Relations Officer Jade Hazel D. Gamas

No land use conversion permit yet for Tamugan bulk water project

The Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project of Apo Agua Infrastructura, Inc. (AAII) is awaiting for the government approval to convert 68,000 square meters of land into a water treatment facility in Barangay Gumalang, Baguio District.

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Read more about the article AFP reports 5,400 “reoriented” NPA supporters as KMP slams forced surrenders
In this photo taken on December 21, 2017, more than 600 New People's Army rebel returnees meet with President Rodrigo Duterte at the the Naval Station Felix Apolinario in Panacan, Davao City. However, human rights groups said that authorities are responsible for forced surrenders of civilians under their campaign to clear villages from communist influence. (Malacañang file photo)

AFP reports 5,400 “reoriented” NPA supporters as KMP slams forced surrenders

Amidst reports from human rights group that authorities are responsible for the spate of forced surrender of peasant and indigenous people, the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Southern Mindanao claimed thousands of individuals are undergoing "re-orientation" under its counter-insurgency campaign.

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