Datu Suminggil, a Manabo lumad (indigenous people) leader in Barangay Gupitan, Kapalong, Davao del Norte, calls for pullout of Army troops from their area. (John Rizle L. Saligumba/davaotoday.com)
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A indigenous people’s group leader said they fear for their lives as government troops amass in their far-flung communities in Kapalong town, Davao del Norte.
A labor group said President Benigno Aquino III gave “wrong information on strike data” and “mocked the seriousness of the right to strike” in his 5th state of the nation address (sona) to “salvage an already ostracized presidency”.
An intermediary group in the bid to have the police captives in the Caraga region released from their guerrilla captors warned that the “reluctance” of the government crisis committee to agree to temporary and limited ceasefire has endangered the process.
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines said it lost 14 New People’s Army members during a “simultaneous raid to crush three private army groups” Tuesday in Agusan del Sur.
Two university professors here claimed they were “tailed” across three provinces by motorcycle-riding men whom they believed to be members of “state security forces”.
Suspected New People’s Army shot dead two government soldiers after coming out from a barangay fiesta at 3:00 am Thursday Mabini, Compostela Valley, the Army here said.
The Philippine Army claims there were no fatalities in its encounter with the New People’s Army in Baracatan, this city, on July 8, while the police later said two government troops were confirmed dead.
A leader of a small-scale miners group complained that Army troops harassed him to keep him out of a public consultation on open-pit mining operations.
A ranking police officer here said the families of the suspects in the killing of Cebu-based businessman Richard King were receiving help from certain individuals, including money and legal assistance.
