Elements of the 62nd IB simultaneously arrested Tumandok minorities Mar­tin Lin­da­yao, We­nie Ca­ril­lo and De­mas Lin­da­yao in Ba­ra­ngay San Agus­tin, Isa­be­la, Neg­ros Occiden­tal on July 2, 7 a.m. The arrest is part of the continuing focused military operations in the area.

Peasant couple Alber­to and Ma­ri­tess Du­rin were killed when CAFGU elements under the 20th IB indiscriminately strafed their house in Ba­ra­ngay Na­ta­wo, Pa­la­pag, Northern Sa­mar on July 26. Their grandchild, a minor, was also wounded during the incident. This is the second case of indiscriminate strafing by soldiers in Palapag since June. Earlier, military agents […]

The 8th ID fired a total of 88 artillery rounds at farmlands in San Jose de Buan, Western Samar last July 14 and 29. This resulted in the evacuation of 50 farmers from adjacent communities. At least 64 rounds of mortar and howitzers were fired by the military at farmlands in Mt. Huraw near the […]

RODRIGO DUTERTE DELIVERED his SONA speech at 4 p.m. in front of 29 congressmen and eight senators. Vice President Leni Robredo was not invited to physically attend Duterte’s address. She along with all other congressmen and senators attended via teleconference. Duterte used his speech to hurl personal attacks against his political rivals. He made no […]

National democratic organizations, the traditional opposition, along with other groups and individuals once again converged at the University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman, Quezon City in conjunction with Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) last July 27. The protesters defied De­partment of Inte­ri­or and Local Government Sec. Edu­ar­do Año’s ban on rallies. […]