Human Rights

Army presence halted Lumad school classes

Army presence halted Lumad school classes

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Jan 29, 2014

A children’s advocacy group said classes were disrupted as school children were “too afraid to go to school” after military troops “encamped” in their classrooms in a farflung village in Compostela, Compostela Valley province.

Bayan spokesperson bares threat

Bayan spokesperson bares threat

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Jan 09, 2014

The spokesperson of the militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) took to the media to make public the threats she has been receiving from a man claiming to be a “government national security consultant” of an organization working for the government.

Daughter saw activist father shot to death

Daughter saw activist father shot to death

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Jan 06, 2014

Jay-jay, 12, saw a man pulling a gun against her father Marcelo Monterona last January 3. Her instinct was to throw a stone against her dad’s attacker, but as fear overwhelmed her, she scampered to get home.