A farmer leader in Bukidnon was killed and his companion wounded in Valencia City, Bukidnon by unidentified assailantsWednesday morning.
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The spokesperson of the militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) took to the media to make public the threats she has been receiving from a man claiming to be a “government national security consultant” of an organization working for the government.
As Mayor Allan Rellon was addressing a group of journalists during an indignation rally for the recent killing of radio journalist Rogelio Tata” Butalid, not too far away in a public market, motorcycle-riding gunmen shot a store worker at 9:45 this morning.
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.
By DAVAO TODAY
Eddie Cañon, 43, a resident of Sitio San Isidro was killed in Nuevo Iloco village. He sustained 13 multiple gunshot wounds in his head and body.
By ALEX D. LOPEZ
Davao Today
Tagle said he would try to communicate with the bishops of the countries of origin of these foreign mining firms. “I believe church leaders in these countries would be interested to know the implications of mining activities of these firms,” he said.
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Human rights advocates wanted authorities to look beyond the fact that Monzon was killed by ski-mask wearing men on motorcycle.
They (investigating authorities) should look into the fact that Monzon was once vilified by the military, said Erlin Balinton, a volunteer of human rights group Karapatan who documented the circumstances of Monzons death. He had a case filed with the Commission on Human Rights in October last year about how the military harassed him. They should look into his activities when he was still alive, if only to establish who could possibly have the motive to take his life.
Balinton said that Karapatan has yet to find out about what police actions were being done in Boston. Read on.
Although Evelyn was killed by NPA guerillas the previous week because of her links with the military, Leoncio Pitao, also known as Kumander Parago, blamed the government for recruiting members of his family just to track his whereabouts. Read on.
