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MANILA – “While they may not have the ability to vote, the children are the most affected in the decisions imposed by the national government,” said Trixie Manalo, spokesperson of Salinlahi Alliance for Children’s Concerns, in a gathering at the Commission on Human...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Soldiers belonging to the 73rd Infantry Battalion forced 10-year old Jimboy Saya to hold a chain of sub-machine gun bullets and carry an M-16 rifle. The soldiers then photographed the child and distributed it to local media with the caption “NPA child warrior going to school in Dlumay.”
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