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"Non-cooperation with the ICC, especially at this point, denies victims and the Filipino people the due process and justice that they have long sought."
For rights defenders, the Cauayan incident cannot be separated from this broader climate of militarization and impunity.
“For the months that they were in Barangay Salamanca, Errol reported that 18-hectares of land being cultivated by 16 peasant worker families, or 32 individuals, should have long been awarded to the farm workers. Based on Errol’s research, the person controlling the land only holds a tax declaration, not title."
A national fact-finding mission organized by human rights groups revealed that the Armed Forces of the Philippines used excessive military force on April 19. Residents also confirmed that at least six of the 19 killed were civilians.
“This appears to be another attempt of the Marcos Jr. regime to hide its war crimes from international eyes.”
The military’s visit in Valix’s home is a blatant form of surveillance and red-tagging.
Hustisya reiterates that Burgos-Villavert earned notoriety as a “search warrant factory” for issuing numerous questionable warrants.
"They are seriously twisting the rules of international humanitarian law by insisting that everyone killed was a legitimate target in a military operation."
What happened in Negros was a microcosm of the ills of a semifeudal, semicolonial society.
“Deacon Aldeem Yañez has served this Church for three decades — in peacebuilding, human rights work, and community ministry in Visayas and Mindanao. He is one of us,” the IFI leaders said in a statement.
“My mother’s day was not happy and so are the coming special occasions because he is not here anymore."
“He was responsible for the command and direction of the whole PNP, including the utilisation of the PNP and its units and personnel,” the Chamber noted. “He also had the power to impose disciplinary sanctions and bore command responsibility for his subordinates.”
“We are ready for trial. The prosecution has strong evidence to present. Duterte will have his day in court. Any delaying tactics should be disallowed." -- mother of drug war victims
“Rodrigo Duterte has the right to counsel of his choice. But victims want assurance that the change will not result in any delay.”
"If we allow such wounds to pass without serious examination, we risk normalizing what should never be tolerated.”
If what happened on April 19 was indeed a gunfight, Fortun said, “Maybe we can speculate. Why were some of the gunshot wounds at the back if this was supposedly a confrontation? That’s my question.”
For human rights alliance Karapatan, CHR’s conclusions reinforced its long-standing calls to abolish the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, a state-run agency that has been blatantly red-tagging progressive groups and advocates.
The concerns shall be transmitted to the Philippine government, stressing that the petition and recommendations will be sent to the concerned agencies.
Julie Ann Balora an organizer of the National Federation of Sugar Workers, was traveling with companions from Victorias City when an unmarked vehicle cut off their van along a circumferential road in Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City.
“She was happy with what she did and we cannot stop her from doing something that gives her happiness. We have to respect that."
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