Kin of desaparecidos to Pope Francis: ‘Help us search for our loved ones’
“In the name of God who is just, please grant justice to the missing.”
Kin of desaparecidos to Pope Francis: ‘Help us search for our loved ones’
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Palparan files another petition to stop pre-trial hearing
Palparan files another petition to stop pre-trial hearing
"It has been four years and so far we have nothing but motions. Palparan may be long gone but this case would be far from over." – Concepcion Empeño, mother of disappeared UP student Karen
Defense witnesses in abduction case of 2 UP students no show again
Defense witnesses in abduction case of 2 UP students no show again
After the prosecution presented several eyewitnesses in the abduction of Karen and Sherlyn, the defense was given several opportunities to present their own witnesses. Not one has been presented since.
Kalatas kay Edita
Kalatas kay Edita
Ni LOUISE VINCENT B. AMANTE Bulatlat.com “With Malacanang’s tough branding of human rights violations as leftist propaganda, are the authorities now saying that I will never see my son again?” - Edita Burgos, ina ni Jonas Burgos na ngayo’y desaparecido Edita, Sa...
Mothers of missing UP students slam military’s delaying tactics
Mothers of missing UP students slam military’s delaying tactics
"The military cannot say that they do not have the money to transport their witnesses. It has all the resources—helicopters, tanks and all kinds of vehicles—and a huge budget. It is their duty to bring their witnesses without delay.” – Mrs. Erlinda Cadapan, mother of Sherlyn
Isabela farmer abducted
Isabela farmer abducted
By KIMBERLIE NGABIT-QUITASOL? Northern Dispatch LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — A farmer from Roxas, Isabela was abducted by armed men who introduced themselves as agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) along the highway at the boundary of San Manuel and...
SC directs DOJ to probe ‘new evidence’ in Jonas Burgos disappearance
SC directs DOJ to probe ‘new evidence’ in Jonas Burgos disappearance
“There is hope that other perpetrators would be identified.” -- Mrs. Edita Burgos
Soldier linked in Jonas Burgos abduction refuses to enter plea
Soldier linked in Jonas Burgos abduction refuses to enter plea
Accused Major Harry Baliaga’s lawyer attempted to have the arraignment deferred but the motion was denied.
Palparan’s men fail to present witnesses in kidnapping case
Palparan’s men fail to present witnesses in kidnapping case
"By June next year, it would be the eighth year since Sherlyn disappeared. I am looking for my daughter. Her life is at stake here. This should be urgent." – Mrs. Erlinda Cadapan
Court orders arrest of Army major linked to Jonas Burgos’s abduction
Court orders arrest of Army major linked to Jonas Burgos’s abduction
"This is good news. I just hope the developments will continue." – Mrs. Edita Burgos, mother of Jonas
Mrs. Burgos disappointed over promotion of general linked to abduction of Jonas
Mrs. Burgos disappointed over promotion of general linked to abduction of Jonas
“The recent confirmation of Brig. Gen. Año to star rank reminds us of the promotion of Gen. Palparan and many others who had faced serious and credible charges of rights violations,” – National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers
Abduction of labor leader condemned
Abduction of labor leader condemned
Labor leader Benjamin Villeno notified his colleague at Pamatink-KMU Hermie Marasigan, through text messages, that he was being tailed by suspected state agents. Villeno even told Marasigan he would try to lose his tail before going home. He never got home and his colleagues at Pamantik-KMU never heard from him since.
Kin, colleagues of James Balao not giving up search
Kin, colleagues of James Balao not giving up search
“Five long years passed, to those who have him, please, have a heart and let him come back home to us. If you killed him, like what our late father said, give us back his bones so that we can give him a proper burial.” -- Balao siblings
Kin of victims say law criminalizing enforced disappearance mere token
Kin of victims say law criminalizing enforced disappearance mere token
“Enforced disappearances continue, the government does not own up to its accountability, no perpetrator has been prosecuted or jailed and, human rights violators are being promoted.” – Desaparecidos
Kin, rights advocates hail junking of bail plea of Palparan’s co-accused
Kin, rights advocates hail junking of bail plea of Palparan’s co-accused
"The prosecution thus far had shown that evidence of guilt against the accused for said crimes is strong." -- Judge Teodora Gonzales of the Malolos Regional Trial Court Branch 14
‘I should have remembered what my father wore on the day of his disappearance’
‘I should have remembered what my father wore on the day of his disappearance’
So meeting Samuel felt like meeting a brother whom I shared a similar childhood, having activist parents; and a shared pain of losing them. But more than that, it felt like meeting a comrade from the different side of the world, which I shared the same struggle with --the struggle for justice.
‘Burgos’: A film about the painful search and inspiring transformation of a mother
‘Burgos’: A film about the painful search and inspiring transformation of a mother
How many more mothers would have to shed tears before justice prevails?
Seven years of searching, fighting
Seven years of searching, fighting
“We have gone to the courts. We have followed the government’s slow judicial process and still, we have not found our daughters.”
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