Mother Loses 4th — and Last — Son to Davao Death Squad


Fernando’s Dead. Fernando Alia, the last remaining son of Bankerohan vegetable vendor Clarita Alia, was stabbed dead this morning, the fourth of the Alia children to have died in the hands of the so-called Davao Death Squath. (davaotoday.com file photo)

Clarita Alia, a vegetable vendor in Bankerohan, Davao City, frantically called members of the Davao media this morning to report that her son, Fernando, 15, was stabbed dead at around 3 in the morning today, Friday. Before this, she already lost three other sons to the so-called Davao Death Squad. Fernando was her last remaining son.

Check out these previous Davao Today stories on Clarita Alia and her family:
Last Son Alive | A Mother?s Plea, a City?s Madness | Rody’s War | Teenagers Perish in Davao’s Killing Fields

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Philippines: Bayan slams Panay ambush and abduction, say no end in sight for activist killings

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April 13, 2007

Bayan slams Panay ambush and abduction, say no end in sight for activist killings

The umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan today condemned in the strongest terms the ambush and abduction of three activists in Panay island in the Visayas.

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Philippines: Political Violence Continues; Three Activists Leaders Ambushed in Iloilo

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April 13, 2007

Political violence continues: Three activists leaders ambushed in Iloilo

Bayan Muna Rep. Satur C. Ocampo strongly condemned the ambush on three
Iloilo activists at 9:30 pm yesterday (April 12) that left one of them
seriously injured and two others missing.

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Smarting From Dapecol Raid, AFP Bombs Plantations, Displaces Panabo Families

PANABO CITY — About 50 families composed of more than 300 individuals fled their homes after a military air-strike hit Wednesday morning a banana plantation area in barangay Manay, this city.

About 15 kilometers from the poblacion, Manay was the place where the Philippine Air Force OV-10 planes dropped bombs at a banana farm where New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were seen hiding after their successful raid of a jail armory last April 8.

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Philippines: Lone Gunman Behind Sulu Army Camp Carnage, Says Esperon

A lone gunman was responsible for the shooting rampage at an Army patrol base in Sulu province that killed nine soldiers and a civilian, the Chief of Staff, General Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said.

Quoting initial findings of a military investigation, Esperon also said “no drinking spree and no mauling” preceded the carnage, contrary to some news reports.

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