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Eyewitnesses say military involved in abducting labor organizer

by DOMINIC GUTOMAN Bulatlat.com MANILA — The fact-finding team on the disappearance of a labor organizer said that there are eyewitness reports that the Philippine military is involved. William Lariosa, 63, a veteran labor organizer in the sugar and pineapple plantations of Bukidnon, has been missing since April 10. He was last seen in Brgy.…

By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Two staff members of National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP)-Southern Tagalog were taken by soldiers and policemen, August 5, and remain missing to this day. In a statement sent through email, NDFP-Laguna said Jesus Abetria, 50, and his staff, Restituto Galicia, 27, were abducted by members of…

Does Leoncio Pitao, alias Commander Parago of the New People’s Army (NPA), have enough reasons to believe that the military is behind the abduction, torture and killing of her daughter Rebelyn? Those whose family members became victims to get back at them or to force them to capitulate think so. They believe it is part of the military’s dirty tactics, which the military has been employing since the time of the Marcos dictatorship.

After being missing for six days, an abducted Moro activist was found in Camp Crame, slapped anew with kidnapping charges already dismissed in 2005. A human rights leader expressed fears that a police crackdown on Moros has been launched, yet again. BY DEE AYROSO HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Bulatlat For six days, Ahmad Hamja had desperately…