Human Rights

Seven Sta. Cruz farmers say they’re falsely accused

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Mar 14, 2010

By CHERYLL D. FIEL
A 74-year-old man, a 32-year-old mother, three farmers and two Bagobo lumads find themselves accused of the military’s trumped up charges as the government’s Oplan Bantay Laya (OBL) deadline to end the four-decades of Communist insurgency nears.

The long trail to justice

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Feb 22, 2010

By CHERYLL D. FIEL
The thought that they are working for justice, and that they are not alone in the fight, gave the surviving families of the Ampatuan massacre the courage to deal with their loss.