HR group slams AFP, PNP arrest frenzy vs. activists

A human rights group on Tuesday slammed both the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police after they have gone on an arrest spree against political activists, peace consultants, development workers and civilians on trumped-up charges.

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Bobby Alcantara, 70, says he misses his family, whom he has not seen for six years. Alcantara said he used to be an Obstetrician/Gynecologist in the Southern Philippine Medical Center. Alcantara is one of the 49 elderly residents of the city-run Co Su Gian Home for the Aged in Barangay Cabantian, Buhangin District, Davao City who was visited by members of the Davao City Police Office on Monday, Feb. 13. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Elderly long for family this Valentine’s Day

On the eve of Valentine's Day, members of the Davao City Police Office led by DCPO Chief Sr. Supt. Michael John Dubria serenaded and entertained the residents of the Co Su Gian Home for the Aged in Barangay Cabantian, Buhangin District here to show that Valentine's Day is not exclusive to couples.

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