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Read more about the article Martial Law in Mindanao: AFP’s intrusion, threats vs. Comval banana workers slammed
INTRUSION. In this photo, elements from the Army's 66th Infantry Battalion forcibly enter the camp of protesting banana plantation workers of Shin Sun Corp on May 26, two days after the declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao ( Contributed by Kilusang Mayo Uno)

Martial Law in Mindanao: AFP’s intrusion, threats vs. Comval banana workers slammed

KMU reported that government soldiers belonging to the Army’s 66th Infantry Battalion “forcibly occupied and camped” inside the Shin Sun packing plant on May 26, two days after the imposition of Martial Law. The soldiers had also “barged in the picket line” of striking Shin Sun workers just outside the banana plantation.

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Read more about the article Martial Law in Mindanao: HR group records military abuses, HRW says ML increases abuses vs civilians, activists  
GARRISON CITY. Scores of police officers in full combat gear patrol along Roxas Avenue in Davao City on the first day of Martial Law in Mindanao on Wednesday, May 24. President Rodrigo Duterte, through Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella announced the declaration on Tuesday evening after a series of clashes erupted between government troops and members of the Maute in Marawi City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Martial Law in Mindanao: HR group records military abuses, HRW says ML increases abuses vs civilians, activists  

Human rights group Karapatan recorded a string of human rights violations perpetrated by the government soldiers days after the implementation of Martial Law in Mindanao.

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Read more about the article NPA to intensify ‘revolutionary struggle’ amid Martial Law in Mindanao
NPA FIGHTERS. Guerrillas of the New People's Army Mt. Alip Sub Regional Command in formation somewhere in the hinterlands of Matanao, Davao del Sur on Wednesday, April 19. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

NPA to intensify ‘revolutionary struggle’ amid Martial Law in Mindanao

The New People’s Army Operations Command in Davao region said it will further intensify its “revolutionary struggle” amid the Martial Law declaration in the island of Mindanao.

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Read more about the article Martial Law: CPP sees HR abuses escalate across PHL
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Martial Law: CPP sees HR abuses escalate across PHL

The Communist Party of the Philippines ?warned that human rights abuses will escalate across the country because civil and political rights w?ould be curtailed under the Martial ?L?aw imposed by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.

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