Of the 603 victims of political killings in the last five years, many were felled by motorcycle-riding assasins. The Armed Forces of the Philippines claims a purge within the revolutionary movement is to be blamed. But human-rights groups point to death squads formed under “Oplan Bantay Laya,” the Arroyo governments counterinsurgency program. Read Bulatlat’s report.
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