Right of Reply Law Violates Press Freedom
By Media Mindanao News Service (August 15, 1987 News Digest Volume 1, August 1987-July 1988) DAVAO CITY (MMNS) – The…
Order of Battle – Malicious Forgery or Conspiracy to Murder? By Alan Davis Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project MANILA —…
By the Policy Study, Publication, and Advocacy (PSPA) Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) May 29, 2009 The presence…
DAVAO CITY—The name Danilo Santiago first appeared in the media on June 14 last year, a day after a man by that name was killed in Tagum, Davao del Norte. When the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) conducted a public inquiry on the killing of Kumander Paragos daughter Rebelyn Pitao in April this year, the name Danilo Santiago again cropped up.
But who was Danilo Santiago? How was his death related to the death of Rebelyn Pitao?
Commissioner Leila De Lima had asked Helvin Bitang, a Military Intelligence Bureau (MIB) personnel, if he knew the man. Read on.
By CHERYLL FIEL Davao Today DAVAO CITY A lumad leader was gunned down just a few meters from the…
(Statements from NUJP-Davao Chapter, Carlos Conde, NUJP) Military hitlist proves fascism of state security forces — NUJP-Davao We are aghast…
Church advocates decried the military’s blanket dismissal of the recommendations by the International Solidarity Mission (ISM) to stop the human…
Child rights groups expressed concern on the recruitment of minors for Barangay Defense System (BDS) in the rural areas of…
MATI, DAVAO ORIENTAL — Local chief executives have to understand the relevance of social development concerns especially regarding children, Davao…