By DEE AYROSO
Repugnant
Tags: Palparan
For kin of the disappeared, grief knows no end
With no cemetery or columbarium to visit, the relatives instead laid the photographs of their loved ones on the ground, lighting candles and offering white flowers.
Palparan finally moved to Bilibid
In a two-page order dated Oct. 1, Judge Alexander Tamayo of the Bulacan Regional Trial Court Branch 15 denied outright the motion of Palparan.
Palparan to be charged for Manalo brothers kidnapping
“To call it a ‘long overdue decision’ is an understatement. Raymond Manalo has been denied justice many times over, and this Ombudsman decision, while it establishes accountability through prosecution of Palparan et al, is also a testament to the failings of the current justice and social system.”
‘Remorseless’ Palparan justifies disappearances as part of counterinsurgency
“He spoke with a forked tongue even on the witness stand, and remorselessly justified his worn-out anti-communist bigotry to sanction his and his men’s actions amounting to heinous rights violations and crimes against humanity.”
Witness identifies Army sergeant as one of abductors of UP students
Wilfredo Ramos said he heard the two UP students scream, and ask for help while being dragged by the armed men.
Palparan’s co-accused files another motion to junk charges
Staff Sergeant Edgardo Osorio, accused in the disappearance of Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño, argues that the kidnapping and detention charges against him cannot stick because the victims are missing.
Palparan lawyer asks witness for photo as ‘proof’ of detention
For the the mothers of the disappeared, the silliest question was when the defense lawyer asked if Raymond Manalo has photos or videos of himself, along with the two UP students, to prove his statements.
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
Delubyo
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Top 5 quotes from Palparan’s arraignment
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com At around 9:30 a.m., silence swept over the court room. A group of men, most of them burly, came in. Behind them was a seemingly frail-looking man, a shadow of the stoic general I have seen only in news reports – it was retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan. And…