(An NDF statement on the 61st Universal Declaration of Human Rights) The National Democratic Front (NDF) of the Philippines-Southern Mindanao…
By GRACE S. UDDIN A farmer and his sons said they’ve been beaten and forced to admit they were members of the New People’s Army by soldiers who picked them up near the landmine explosion site in Paquibato.
Although the basic right to life, dignity, and development are inalienable rights inherent to every human being, these rights can…
The 4th Pulang Bagani Company of the New People’s Army (PBC-NPA) in Southern Mindanao condemns the brutal killing of Conrado…
DAVAO CITY – The death of Rebelyn Pitao early this year was followed with the killing of the father of…
5 December 2009 We absolutely oppose the imposition of martial law in Maguindanao and, prospectively, anywhere else in the country….
POOLED EDITORIAL
The perpetrators obviously thought that they could get away with their atrocity. The only possible explanation for such impunity is that these people were confident somebody higher up would protect them. We hold the regime of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo accountable for what happened in Ampatuan. It was her regime that had benefited from the reign of terror in Maguindanao. It was her regime that had encouraged and nurtured the violence that led to the massacre.
