How the US meddled with PH gov’t war versus its own people
With all its pretensions for peace and development, Duterte’s counterinsurgency is brutal to the core.
How the US meddled with PH gov’t war versus its own people
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Militarizing the civilian bureaucracy for suppressing dissent
Militarizing the civilian bureaucracy for suppressing dissent
The counterinsurgency policy is not only targeted against the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People's Army (NPA) but against perceived supporters or any groups standing in the way of the administration’s political and economic interests.
Farmer arrested in Quezon
Farmer arrested in Quezon
“We only want to farm in peace. When the military arrests the people they should be protecting, who do they really serve?”
Church groups hold peace mission in Mindoro’s militarized villages
Church groups hold peace mission in Mindoro’s militarized villages
Over 600 indigenous Mangyan families have been forced to evacuate from their homes in Victoria and Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro due to military operations including low-altitude strafing and bombing.
Church leaders, peace advocates ‘ring out’ calls to resume talks
Church leaders, peace advocates ‘ring out’ calls to resume talks
"In the end, it boils down to the question of what can we do.”
The human cost of Oplan Kapanatagan in Quezon
The human cost of Oplan Kapanatagan in Quezon
“They would call us, three or four at a time, sometimes to the barangay hall, sometimes to the municipal hall. The interrogations would start from 10 a.m. and end 10 p.m., no breaks."
Stop the killings!
Stop the killings!
Albayalde’s statement justifying Oplan Sauron reeks of impunity. Like Oplan Tokhang, the Philippine National Police wishes the public to regard as normal the butchering of civilians.
Southern Tagalog denounces rights violations under Duterte
Southern Tagalog denounces rights violations under Duterte
“The systematic series of human rights violations in Oriental Mindoro, Quezon, and the rest of Southern Tagalog all have the same pattern – they are all caused by development aggression carried out by large companies and backed by the Duterte regime.”
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