‘Miss-Ogyny’. Members of the Gabriela Network in New York held last week a “beauty pageant” to dramatize the killings of political activists, many of them women, in the Philippines. Photo shows a GABNet member dressed like a beauty queen, with a sash saying Miss-Ogyny, and holding a purple umbrella decked with small placards containing photos of Philippine women victims of political killings. (GABnet photo) | 
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Commentary | Mas migrabe ug mitaas ang ihap sa mga kaso sa pagpanglapas sa tawhanong katungod sa niaging eleksyon. Kaylap ang black propaganda sa mga progresibong party-list. Kaylap usab ang harassment, pagpanghadlok ug pagpangbahad ang nasinati sa mga lider, miyembro ug tigsuporta niini sa tibuok rehiyon sa Caraga.
Gilbert Rey “Jing” Cardino, the Bayan Muna leader in South Cotabato who was abducted by suspected state security forces on Wednesday, has been found alive.
Members of the party-list group Bayan Muna stage a protest rally in General Santos City on Thursday evening, calling on the military to release their colleague Gilbert Rey Cardio, who was abducted Wednesday by men believed to be government agents in Koronadal City. Related stories: Bishop Calang on abductions: We cannot allow the tragedy of silence to continue to befall us
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The human-rights group Karapatan details the abduction of Gilbert Rey Cardino, Bayan Muna’s coordinator in the SOCSKSARGEN area. “Ayon sa testigo na driver ng tricycle na sinasakyan ni Jing na si Phinney Tolentino, muntik na niyang mabundol ang L-300 van sa biglang pagharang nito sa daanan. Nagsibabaan ang limang lalaki na halos naka-barber’s cut ang gupit o mukhang mga military. Ang isa ay nakablack long sleeve shirt na may ‘police’ sa likod na nakasulat. Hinatak palabas ng tricycle si Jing ng apat na lalaki, dalawa sa magkabilang balikat at dalawa sa magkabilang paa.” | Earlier story: Bayan Muna leader in Koronadal abducted
