He could hear the sound of his footsteps as he ran to escape his captors. His heart beat very fast. He went to their underground house, where they used to hold secret meetings against the Marcos government, to warn other activists to abandon the place. But men in uniforms captured him instead. “It was just like in the movies,” recalls Bienvenido Lumbera, the National Artist for Literature, who was once a Martial Law survivor.
(NPA pays highest tribute to Comrade Valerio “Ka Richard” Mante, Jr.) The Ruperto Tuyac command (RTC), 5th pulang bagani company…
Funded by the United Nations children’s fund (Unicef), the Ibon book delves into the lives of women and children living in areas under the influence of the New People’s Army (NPA) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), hence, the subject of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) operations.
“The government will not implement what it has committed. So when it was not signed, our two commanders concluded that the government of the Philippines did not really want the peaceful process. So, they decided by themselves without the sanction of the high leaders of the MILF. That’s when the problem came.”
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is appalled that relatives and friends of four journalists in the Philippines received menacing…
Gabriela representative Liza Maza said the Bangsamoro people can’t help but interpret Arroyo’s move as a declaration of an all-out war against them. “The Arroyo government’s obstinacy, all the while ignoring the legitimate demands of the Bangsamoro, does not bring the conflict anywhere near resolution,” she said.
Duterte said he is against the formation of a group whose sole purpose is vendetta because it will only lead to the killing of more people.
By GERMELINA A. LACORTE | Davao Today DAVAO CITYAmidst reports of civilian casualties in the recent fighting in Mindanao, Moro…
