Soldiers captured by NPA now worry over losing their job

After their release from NPA captivity where they were investigated for possible "crime against the people," two soldiers now face another investigation by their superiors.

New People's Army guerrillas during the release of the soldiers last week.


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The slaying of Datu Diarog

A CHILD'S PAIN. Four-year-old Mimi suffers from a gunshot wound after their house was strafed by unidentified armed men on April 29. Mimi is one of the ten children of slain tribal leader Domingo Diarog, who was killed April 29 when their house in sitio Kahusayan, barangay Manuel Guianga in Calinan was strafed by unidentified men. Datu Docris Daug, a tribal leader from barangay Daliaon Plantation, and lumads from the K'tala-Bagobo tribe are asking Mayor Rodrigo Duterte's help in their quest for justice for their slain leader. The military blamed the New People's Army (NPA) for the attack. But in a statement, the NPA denied having a hand in the strafing incident. Instead, the NPA pointed the culprits to be "working closely with the 73rd Infantry Battalion/Task Force Davao of the AFP at the behest of Apollo Quiboloy." Quiboloy is known as a close friend of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)


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Rights group calls on NPA to look into kids’ death in an encounter

Human rights group Karapatan-Southern Mindanao expresses deep concern over the fate of the two children who were hurt during the firefight between the government troops and the New People's Army…

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Prisoners of war accorded humane treatment while under custodial investigation

Two prisoners of war (POWs) are recently held by a unit of the Conrado Heredia Command-Front 20 Operations Command of the New People's Army. Sgt. Napoleon P. Gerasmio of the…

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Farmers fear troop deployment in Baganga, New Bataan and Compostela towns

Karapatan-Southern Mindanao said that military operations in the boundary towns of Baganga, Davao Oriental, New Bataan and Compostela, Compostela Valley are displacing farmer-residents in the area. On an April 17…

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