Since President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo assumed power in January 2001, 196 Filipinos have become victims of enforced disappearances or politically motivated abductions.
All that United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) Pastor Berlin Guerrero, 46, could think of when he spent a horrifying night at the hands of police captors was that he could either rot in jail or join his �Creator.�
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In a May 21 decision, the Commission on Human Rights in Southern Mindanao said Grecil Buya was killed in a legitimate crossfire between soldiers and rebels, and that there was no evidence that the soldiers violated the rights of Grecil. It also said that there was no evidence to suggest that she was a communist guerrilla, as earlier alleged by the military.
Grecil Buya’s parents had sued the soldiers before the CHR, alleging that the troops summarily executed the girl. (Photo courtesy of MindaNews)
Many of these children might have been forced to leave school to earn a living. In 2006 some 2.5 million children aged 5 to 17 were working either to augment family income or simply to survive. The number of children in school is also dropping: in SY 2005-2006 only 84% of children aged 6-11 was able to attend elementary school, a sharp decrease from 90% in 2001-2002.
