Toboso Massacre: CHR announces investigation; demands for independent probes mount
“Determination of status, circumstances of engagement, and proportionality must be based on verifiable facts and due process. In case of doubt, persons shall be presumed civilians,” the CHR said.
Underground pollution is threatening the Philippines’ corals
Groundwater brimming with excess nutrients and other contaminants is quietly flowing into the ocean, posing a threat to vulnerable reefs
AFP’s bloody Taboso carnage script flames out
It now appears that militarist factions in the regime want a “no quarter” policy consistent with the US Counterinsurgency (Coin) Guide. This means no prisoners are taken and anyone in the “conflict zones” is fair game, with the remains of the fatalities mutilated, their faces unrecognizable.
Sara praises killings–Duterte style
“Praising a unit amid serious allegations of excessive force and civilian deaths is reckless and dangerous. It sends a signal that killing is the shortcut to medals and public approval, instead of strict accountability and respect for rights and international humanitarian law. “Pinupuri ni VP Duterte ang pagpatay—ganyan ang estilo ng mga Duterte. Basta may […]
Why They Were in Negros
At kung ang kasaysayan/ay bukiring paulit-ulit/na inaararo/ng karahasan//ang alaala ang binhi/na patuloy na sisibol/sa bawat panahon/ng kamatayan.
Group reveals 2nd Fil-Am victim in Toboso carnage
Kai Sorem, a musician and activist, was among those killed in what human rights and church organization organizations described as a “prolonged and indiscriminate firing” by 79th Infantry Battalion-Philippine Army troopers that also displaced more than 800 residents.
Fil-Am among 19 killed by soldiers in Toboso
Like journalist RJ Nichole Ledesma, University of the Philippines student councilor Alyssa Alano and peasant organizers and advocates Maureen Santuyo and Errol Wendel, Prijoles was slain by “indiscriminate firing and strafing” by government soldiers, BAYAN-USA said.
Hindi ko sila kilala pero kilala ko sila
Hindi ko kilala ang iba pang biktima ng masaker sa Toboso, Negros Occidental./Pero kilala ko sila./Sila ay ako, ikaw, tayo na naghahangad ng pagbabago sa lipunang ito.
Hundreds participate in NPA leader’s funeral
Hundreds of residents participated in Roger Fabillar’s funeral on Thursday, braving probable military surveillance and possible retaliation as the late New People’s Army leader was laid to rest in Toboso, Negros Occidental.
Farmers groups reveal 2 more civilian casualties in Tobogo bloodbath
The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) and Tanggol Magsasaka (Defend Farmers) said peasant organizer Maureen Keil Santuyo and community researcher Errol Wendel were among the 19 victims in what the Armed Forces of the Philippines reported as a 12-hour gunfight with the New People’s Army.