Bombings could be a ploy to declare Martial Law, Ocampo
?It?s possible that the government will use it to declare a state of national emergency and arrest enemies of the state, including the opposition,? Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo warned. Read on.
?It?s possible that the government will use it to declare a state of national emergency and arrest enemies of the state, including the opposition,? Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo warned. Read on.
DAVAO CITY (davaotoday.com) -- A farmer last seen beaten and forcibly taken allegedly by soldiers on July 4 is missing, according to the human rights group Karapatan. Witnesses saw Alvin Lopez, 25, a farmer and resident of sitio Maot, Barangay San Jose in Monkayo town of Compostela Valley Province hogtied, and forced into a military vehicle during a military operation. Alvin's mother, Erlinda, 46, sought Karapatan's help to locate his son. She filed a complaint Tuesday before the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in the region against the military's 26th Infantry Battalion based in the area. Read on.
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DAVAO CITY -- High-ranking military officers earlier named in the Davao lawyers' petition for writ of amparo failed to show up in court for the scheduled hearing on Wednesday. This was the second time that Judge Jose Manuel Castillo of the Regional Trial Court Branch 10 called a hearing on the amparo petitions of Davao-based lawyers, Carlos Isagani Zarate, Lilibeth Ladaga and Angela Librado-Trinidad. Read on.