Successive incidents of bombing, illegal searches and encampment in village centers are some of the severe violations of human rights perpetrated by military forces in Negros over the past weeks. Himamaylan City. Elements of the 94th IB ransacked homes and intimidated residents of Barangay Buenavista. At 4 a.m. on October 27, soldiers forcibly entered the […]

Police arrested and detained on trumped-up charges Benjamin Cordero, head of the Labor Sector of the Quezon City Development Council, a member of the Samahan ng Manggagawa sa Quezon City (Workers’ Association of Quezon City) and campaign officer of the Urban Poor Coordinator Council in the National Capital Region, last October 25, at 11:40 p.m. […]

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) expressed deep sadness over the death of Emmanuel Fernandez (Ka Ampog/Akuy/Brad), a member of the Central Committee and one of the revolutionary leaders in Far South Mindanao. Ka Ampog died on October 30 after years of illness. Medics took his remains to a hut in Barangay Buenaflores, Senator […]

The masses of coconut farmers in the towns of the third and fourth district of Quezon daily face military intimidation and violence. They are victims of various types of human rights violations perpetrated behind the veil of the “war against terrorism.” The 85th IB, 59th IB, 201st IBde, 2nd ID under the Southern Luzon Command […]

San Miguel Energy Corporation (SMEC) is currently pursuing its coal mining operations in Barangay Ned, Lake Sebu in the province of South Cotabato. The company is aggressively pushing these operations after more than a decade of being forced to stop by fierce public opposition and a ban on open-pit mining in the area. To secure […]

Leo, a farmer in Bukidnon, estimates that his family needs ₱208 just to get them to eat and survive hunger everyday. Despite being very low (the living wage is pegged at ₱1,119), the ₱69-₱173 he earns per day as a rubber collector in a plantation is still insufficient. It is far from enough to support […]

Moana, an indigenous Agta, was a civilian when her own uncle “betrayed” her to the 95th IB in exchange for a ₱2,000 reward. She was declared a “surrenderee” and made to “report” to the military camp along with others. There she experienced abominable treatment together with her fellow Agtas. “The soldiers treated us like slaves,” […]

Sibilyan si Moana, usa ka lumad nga Agta, dihang “gitudlo” siya sa iyang uyuan sa 95th IB bugti sa ₱2,000 nga ganti. Gideklara siyang “surenderi” ug “gipareport” sa kampo militar uban sa lain pa. Didto niya nasinati ang makasisilag nga pagtrato kaniya ug sa pareho niyang Agta. “Gihimo ming mga ulipon sa mga sundalo,” saysay […]