The Moro Islamic Liberation Front, which has been fighting for a separate Islamic state for Filipino Muslims in the south the past three decades, said the violence could have been avoided had the military coordinated with them the troops’ entry to Tipo-tipo, which the rebels consider as part of their territory. We have all the mechanism in the ceasefire that allows coordination and to prevent this kind of unfortunate incident, said a front spokesman.
The human-rights group Karapatan in Southern Mindanao condemned today the killing of another municipal and peasant leader of Anakpawis, who was shot dead in Nabunturan, Compostela Valley Province, on July 7.
By CHERYLL D. FIEL | davaotoday.com
Newly elected Davao City councilor Karlo Bello, who was recently selected as the chairman of the City Council’s Committee on Civil, Political and Human Rights, has expressed reservations about the Human Security Act, saying it might result in more human-rights abuses. “The same people who are already committing human-rights violations could be given authority to commit the same acts,” he said.
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Kabiba Foundation, a child advocate, said Brigadier General Carlos Holganza, chief of 1001st Infantry Brigade, was lying when he said that Grecil was killed by NPA fire. Its a big lie, the group said, citing testimonies that the soldiers had strafed and ransacked the girl’s house.
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Activists and human-rights advocates stage a demonstration on San Pedro Street on Thursday to denounce what they claim as the government’s intensifying anti-insurgency campaign that victimizes children. The photo in the placard is that of Grecil Buya, the 9-year-old girl from New Bataan, Compostela Valley, who was killed in March during a military raid on members of the communist New People’s Army. 
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