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By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – A consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) was arrested May 2 at his house in Inopacan, Leyte and charged with murder. Jaime Soledad, 63, was first arrested in March 2008 in Cavite. After three years in prison, Soledad was released in July 2011 as…

By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – A consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in the peace negotiations was released from prison July 25 after more than three years of detention. A statement sent by Katungod-Sinirangang Bisaya (Katungod-SB) said Jaime Soledad was released from the Leyte Provincial Jail after exactly 40…

“How can we claim to be under a democracy when a political prisoner continues to languish in jail even as all the trumped-up charges filed against her have already been dismissed?”