Under the Duterte administration, 66 farmers and activists have already been gunned down.
66 killed under Duterte, advocates call for defense of human rights in Negros
Tags: counterinsurgency
Can’t talk peace and have Noynoy’s Steytsayd junk
BLOOD RUSH By SARAH RAYMUNDO Our mighty republic receives Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) from its mightiest and benevolent patron, the United States of America. APCs are excess US military equipment that the US government dumps on its chosen allies.The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) pays for the cost of transfer with money that comes…
IP education woes motivate teachers to volunteer
“It must be the will of God that your schools continue to serve as we see new teachers volunteering.”
Palparan: Impunity then and now
With Palparan in jail, has impunity really been arrested? The human rights record of the Aquino government shows it has not.
‘Mistaken-identity’ arrests
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star The AFP-PNP counterinsurgency forces have done it again: they arrested two elderly persons in Mexico, Pampanga whom they mistook for “top leaders” of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army. Arrested last Oct. 1 were Lourdes Quioc, 64, a village “hilot” (midwife), and…
Communal Lands: Theater of Operations for the Counterinsurgency
By RENATA BESSI, SANTIAGO NAVARRO F. and Translated by MIRIAM TAYLOR Truthout | News Analysis Also see: The Changing Map of Latin America Also see: Across Latin America, a Struggle for Communal Land and Indigenous Autonomy Also see: Mexico: Electoral Reform Threatens the Self-Determination of Indigenous Peoples In 2006, a team of geographers from the…
Obama’s secret wars: How our shady counter-terrorism policies are more dangerous than terrorism
Obama should be held accountable for vastly expanding the military establishment’s worldwide license to kill. By FRED BRANFMAN Alternet Although President’s Obama’s partial Afghan troop withdrawal announcement has received more attention, his June 29 “National Strategy for Counterterrorism” is of far greater long-term significance. This remarkable document states that the U.S. government intends to “disrupt,…