Politics

Foreign journalists barred from entering military camp in Philippines

10 May 2007
Source: Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR)

Two journalists from the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (Focap) were banned from entering the Philippine Marines headquarters in Taguig City on 9 May 2007 for an arranged interview with jailed opposition senatorial candidate and former Navy officer Antonio Trillanes IV.

Focap is the organization of foreign correspondents based in the Philippines.
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Philippines: Military spinning lies on Burgos abduction — Bayan

MANILA — The umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan slammed the Armed Forces of the Philippines for spinning ?blatant lies about the disappearances of Jonas Burgos despite circumstantial evidence pointing the Army?s involvement.?
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Philippines: Abduction and disappearance of 5 persons

UA-156-2007: PHILIPPINES: Forcible abduction and disappearance of five persons including a mother of two-month-old twin

PHILIPPINES: Forcible abduction and enforced disappearance; delays in
conduct of investigation; violence against women
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Dear friends,

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) deeply regrets to inform you
the cases regarding the forcible abduction and subsequent
disappearance of five more persons, including a mother of
two-month-old twins, in separate incidents in March and April 2007.
The whereabouts of the victims, namely Josephine Nogoy (32) of
Tarlac, Alan Bumanglag of Cagayan, Jonas Joseph Burgos and his
companion Melissa Reyes and another person (name unknown) of Quezon
City, all in Luzon areas, have remained unknown. All of the victims
were either members or have been closely involved in helping peasant
groups prior to their abduction.
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Philippines: On Hello Garci 3rd anniv, TXTPower relaunches site, endorses Kabataan, warns vs fraud

MANILA — Consumer advocacy and mobile activist organization TXTPower today
openly endorsed Kabataan Partylist even as it warned against a repeat
of the Hello Garci scandal in Monday’s elections.
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Philippines: Bayan condemns slay attempt on Orly Marcellana

MANILA, Philippines — The husband of slain human rights worker Eden Marcellana almost found himself in the same situation as his wife when bonnet clad men armed with rifles attempted to kill him in Cabuyao, Laguna.

Marcellana is the 8th nominee of partylist group Anakpawis and is also the concurrent secretary general of KASAMA-TK, a militant farmers organization.
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