Posts by tag: Extrajudicial Killings

Dr. Rogelio �Bong� Pe�era, head of the Department of Health (DOH) epidemiological research and surveillance unit tasked to monitor and address the A (H1N1) flu cases in the region, was killed in his car while going home. He was active in political campaigns that sought government�s attention to the sordid state of the country�s health care delivery.

Pi�era was also a member of the groups Alliance of Health Workers (AHW), the Rx for Peace and the Health People United for the Removal of Gloria (Purga), a group of medical practitioners and health workers calling for the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Read on.

Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Philip Alston Follow-up to country recommendations � Philippines

By Media Mindanao News Service (August 15, 1987 News Digest Volume 1, August 1987-July 1988 Posted by Davao Today) SURIGAO…

By Media Mindanao News Service (August 15, 1987 News Digest Volume 1, August 1987-July 1988 Posted by Davao Today) OZAMIS…

CHR to Military: Explain Continued Use of ‘Orders of Battle’

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 Monzon�s 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.

By Media Mindanao News Service (August 15, 1987 News Digest Volume 1, August 1987-July 1988) DAVAO CITY (MMNS) – Nearly…

By Media Mindanao News Service (August 15, 1987 News Digest Volume 1, August 1987-July 1988) DAVAO CITY (MMNS) – The…

Order of Battle – Malicious Forgery or Conspiracy to Murder? By Alan Davis Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project MANILA —…