Philippines determined to end political killings, go after culprits — Bunye

MANILA — Press Secretary and Presidential Spokesman Ignacio R. Bunye reiterated over the weekend that Malaca?ang is determined to go after assassins of journalists and put an end to all extra-judicial killings.
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Bayan Muna mourns death of Auxillo, presses support for Trillanes? probe on extrajudicial killings

Davao City ? Bayan Muna mourns over the death of Bayan Muna-Bohol secretary general Mario Auxillo saying ?the latest victim of political killing under the Arroyo regime bares the unabated operation of Oplan Bantay Laya and the president?s lip service in dealing with the matters of human rights violations.?
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Concerned Australians to Philippines president: Stop the killings

Groups in Australia have joined in protest against the continuing killings of unarmed civilians in the Philippines through a postcard campaign featuring peace and justice advocate Bishop Alberto Ramento of the Philippine Independent Church killed by alleged Philippine military elements in Oct. 2006 in his convent in Tarlac.

This follows the recent military abduction and torture of pastor Berlin Guerrero (48) in Laguna of the Uniting Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP), forcibly taken from his wife and 3 children by soldiers in 2 vans.
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