Political prisoner Alexander Birondo, a staff of the Peace Panel of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, was rushed to the hospital on Dec. 7, after exhibiting symptoms of a stroke.
Political prisoner rushed to hospital
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Political prisoners who fought dictators then and now
Bulatlat compiled short accounts of consultants and staff of the Negotiating Panel of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, who were arrested and jailed during the dark years of the dictatorship but are now incarcerated for their continuing fight for a genuinely free country.
Court voids ‘copy-paste’ warrant used to arrest peace advocates
“The questions left unanswered and the inconsistencies not clarified belies the existence of probable cause which justify the issuance of the search warrants. For this reason, the warrants should be quashed.”
GRP arrests 2 NDFP staffs
“Even after they argued that the warrant was outdated and showed the dismissal order, they were taken to Camp Caringal where the Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit and the District Special Operations Unit desperately scrambled to add charges.”