Davao City — Karapatan southern Mindanao strongly condemns the 66th infantry battallion for harrassing two members of groups in New…
On his way out as the regional Philippine National Police chief, Andres Caro again took a swipe against the New…
Twits Dutch government for “poisoning” peace talks in Philippines Utrecht — Philippine Senator Maria Ana Madrigal met with the peace…
The Merardo Arce command-Southern Mindanao regional operations command of the New People’s Army congratulates the Alejandro Lanaja command-front 3 operations…
By GRACE S. UDDIN | Davao Today
Villagers said soldiers mauled and illegally detained three men from Simulao for two days and tied them to a tree. They also allegedly robbed a civilian’s motorcycle and destroyed several properties in Barangay Caatihan. In the hinterlands of Tubungan, in Barangay Caatihan of Boston town, soldiers stopped and confiscated three sacks of rice that two men bought from Boston upon suspicion that these are supply for Communist rebels.
Kidapawan City-More than 20 families or 120 individuals still remain at cramped evacuation center in Nalapaan in Pikit, North Cotabato….
An interfaith mission deplores the government’s all-out war in Central Mindanao for causing trauma and suffering among hundreds and thousands…
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN | Davao Today
The Task Force Davao (TFD) has organized a 4, 000-strong barangay defense system (BDS) to counter the growing number of Communist guerrillas operating in the outskirts of the city, Col. Oscar Lactao, TFD commander, said. Lactao said the military gathered local residents and organized them into a BDS to counter the growing presence of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Toril district. He said the military recruited one “volunteer” from each household for the barangay defense system.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN | Davao Today
A witness takes oath to tell the truth during the public hearing conducted by the House Committee on Human Rights in August. Victims and witnesses from the Mindanao regions presented their accounts on the human rights abuses allegedly committed by the government troops. Rep. Lorenzo Tanada III, chairperson and Rep. Satur Ocampo, House Deputy Minority Leader, were present at the hearing. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
The best deterrent to crime is when the wheels of justice, no matter how slow, really move and convict people who are guilty. This is the statement made by Lorenzo Erin Taada IIII, chair of the House of Representatives’ committee on human rights, after a two-day hearing for the Mindanao regions of the ongoing Congressional inquiry on extrajudicial killings.
By GERMELINA A. LACORTE | Davao Today
“The peace agreement is dead as far as the government is concerned but the MILF will continue to assert it. If we can’t assert it in the national level, then, we’re going to assert it internationally,” said the MILF’s Mohagher Iqbal, vowing to elevate the MILF position to the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC).
