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.
Command responsibility: Can President Arroyo evade it?
Bayan Muna today urged Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, the presidential security adviser for regions 11 and 12, to lobby for a thorough review of the anti-terror Law or the Human Security Act, saying �the mayor�s objectives in keeping peace and order” should be consistent with the protection of human rights and the upholding of democracy.
By Neela G. Duallo City of Mati-Davao Oriental – Governor Corazon Malanyaon and Vice-Governor Mayo Almario of Davao Oriental are…
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MANILA — week after GMA-7 news revealed the existence of what appeared to be Palace directives on extrajudicial killings of…
Report details military’s ‘dirty war’ vs Leftists in Philippines
By CHERYLL D. FIEL
They gave their farewell speeches at the end of their term on Tuesday. But they probably will not be missed because their names will linger in the halls of the City Council, courtesy of the relatives who replaced them.
