Missing farmer’s Ma files raps vs Army

DAVAO CITY (davaotoday.com) -- A farmer last seen beaten and forcibly taken allegedly by soldiers on July 4 is missing, according to the human rights group Karapatan. Witnesses saw Alvin Lopez, 25, a farmer and resident of sitio Maot, Barangay San Jose in Monkayo town of Compostela Valley Province hogtied, and forced into a military vehicle during a military operation. Alvin's mother, Erlinda, 46, sought Karapatan's help to locate his son. She filed a complaint Tuesday before the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in the region against the military's 26th Infantry Battalion based in the area. Read on.

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MONEY FROM TRASH

MONEY FROM TRASH. Handmade products made by women inmates of Davao City Jail on display during the 9th Recyclable Collection Event at SM Entertainment Centre on Tuesday. The event was organized by City Government of Davao, Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Department of Environment and Natural Resources and SM Davao. (photo by Keith Bacongco / AKP Images)

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SLEEP BABY, SLEEP


SLEEP BABY, SLEEP. Racma Jehna tries to put her eight month old grandson, Datu Gumbay, to sleep amid the noise in the Datu Gumbay Elementary School in Datu Piang. Maguindanao. Fleeing home because of the fighting, Racma and her grandson have taken refuge in the school -- their "home" for the past ten months, where her grandson, Datu Gumbay, was born. (MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo)

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