Morong 43 vow to continue fighting for justice
“What do we have to prove? We were illegally arrested, tortured, incarcerated for more than 10 months but the burden of proof is still on us.”
MORONG 43
Morong 43 refers to the 43 health workers arrested during a raid by 300 elements of policemen and soldiers in Morong, Rizal on Feb. 6, 2010. The military claimed they are members of the New People’s Army and charged them with illegal possession of firearms and explosives.
Bulatlat was able to document the campaign for the release of Morong 43, which reached the international community. The clamor compelled then President Benigno Aquino III to drop the charges against the health workers.
Upon release, the Morong 43 filed criminal and civil charges against former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo under the principle of command responsibility and against their military captors. To date, no one has been held accountable for the unjust detention and torture they were subjected to.
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Jane Balleta: Compassionate Epileptic Is Source of Her Family’s Strength, Pride
Jane Balleta: Compassionate Epileptic Is Source of Her Family’s Strength, Pride
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Jane was born with a positive point of view. “Jane is the type of person who would always smile even if she has problems," her mother said. "Whenever I have a problem, she would always say, ‘You can handle it, Ma.’ That is why despite what they are going through she is always smiling and her morale is high. It’s as if we the relatives are the ones in jail.”
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Gary Liberal: Dedicated Head Nurse, Committed Unionist Now Finds Self Under the Gun
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By MARYA SALAMAT
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Community Health Workers: Unsung Heroes of a Failed Health System
Community Health Workers: Unsung Heroes of a Failed Health System
By ARNOLD PADILLA
In a poor country where one out of two people dies without receiving any medical attention, where more than half of the population do not have access to basic health care, community-based health workers who provide needed services to fill this health-care gap should be heralded as heroes, not thrown to jail and tortured.
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Alex Montes: A Doctor to the People, Hurt and Broken
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By MARYA SALAMAT
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Notes from Morong 43 Hearing: AFP Now Trapped in Its Own Lies
Notes from Morong 43 Hearing: AFP Now Trapped in Its Own Lies
By RENATO REYES JR.
We call on our friends here and abroad to intensify the calls for the release of the 43. We hope that the CA will issue a favorable ruling so that in the near future, the 43 will regain their freedom, be reunited with their families and continue with their work.
The Case of the Morong 43, a Fight Against Impunity
The Case of the Morong 43, a Fight Against Impunity
By BENJIE OLIVEROS
An illegal arrest backed by lies, the use of torture, denial of visitation rights even from the government’s own Commission on Human Rights, the fabrication of pieces of evidence and witnesses, the refusal to honor the order of the Supreme Court -- all this point to what Makabayan senatorial candidate Satur Ocampo aptly called as a “grand slam day for impunity” and a “classic throwback to the martial law era.”
Doctors, Medical and Health Groups Refute Military on Morong 43
Doctors, Medical and Health Groups Refute Military on Morong 43
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
and RONALYN V. OLEA
Several medical and health associations expressed outrage today over the arrest, detention and alleged torture of 43 health workers. In a press conference at the University of the Philippines College of Medicine in Manila, officials of these groups refuted the military's claim that the 43 are communist rebels who were undergoing bomb training when they were arrested in a raid on Feb. 6.
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