MANILA — The Department of National Defense (DND) will not recommend to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo the declaration of a ceasefire with the dissident groups during the May 14 midterm elections in order to avoid unauthorized and unnecessary movements of possible troublesome groups.
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MANILA — Out of the dark and into the arms of one who has championed their cause since the start, freed domestic helper Sarah Jane Dematera couldn?t help but let go of her tears as she gave President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo a grateful embrace when they met this morning in Malacanang.
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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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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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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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