NPA denies AFP allegations, says soldiers were armed and legitimate military targets when killed

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today NPA’s Ka Parago said the fatalities were “armed combatants of the 69th IB Special Operations Team, not defenseless functionaries or civilians falsely depicted by the AFP,” pointing out that the same Army unit is responsible for the recent summary execution of a hemp farmer, Mires Esdang, in Malabog village, Paquibato District last October 18.

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Ang MILF ug ang katawhang Moro kinahanglang magmabinantayon; mag-igmat batok sa pagpanglingla sa rehimeng US-Aquino

Pamahayag 26 Oktubre 2012 Ang ulahing pagpirmahay sa Framework Agreement alang sa Bangsamoro nag-abli sa bag-ong mga luna sa panaghisgot tali sa Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ug Government of…

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Visiting American peace advocates closely watch US elections

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today Adam Shaw, a mission intern who hailed from Brunswick, Ohio said that no matter who gets elected, “the policy of the US government in Southeast Asia is going to be the same” adding that US presence here continues because of the country’s huge natural resources.

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