Comval Governor urges CHR probe on Maco tribal leader slay
Compostela Valley Governor Arturo Uy urged the Commission on Human Rights to immediately probe the circumstances on the killing of Mansaka tribal leader Pedro Tinga.
Village leader, daughter insist slain farmer is not an NPA
“He is a leader of the tribal council, an active member of the community church, active in the community, that could prove his innocence,” he told Davao Today on Wednesday.
NPA, human rights group claim Comval tribal leader killed by AFP troops
Karapatan’s secretary general Hanimay Suazo said Pedro Tinga, a 57-year old tribal leader in Barangay Malamodao, was killed in an operation by the Philippine Army’s Alpha Company of the 71st Battalion last Friday.
Pablo year one : Thousands still homeless, jobless
Local and international aid poured in for the victims, yet Panalipdan Southern Mindanao spokesperson Juland Suazo said 90% of survivors are still homeless despite aid from local and international donors. Government’s disaster agency reported that 161,000 families were affected in Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental.
Typhoon Pablo in retrospect
The story of 2012 was the fury of Typhoon Pablo (International name Bopha), a category 5 storm that left 1,043 dead and 800 more missing, destroyed P26-billion worth of agricultural…