By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld In arguing that President Benigno S. C. Aquino III could not have broken the “chain of command” because the Philippine National Police (PNP) is a civilian agency, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima assumed that no such system exists outside the military bureaucracy. De Lima was taking exception…
Day: March 21, 2015
Confronting the ugly face of war in Maguindanao
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star For how long will the AFP pursue in Maguindanao its “all-out offensive” or the “war on terror” sequel to the tragic Oplan Exodus carried out in Mamasapano – against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and a group of “terrorist bombers” led by Basit Usman?…
‘Soldiers burn Moro houses, prayer huts’
Violations of human rights and international humanitarian law continue, a month into the government’s “all-out offensive” in Maguindanao against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, says a Moro group.