4 AFP troopers killed in Aurora clash, CPP reports
Four government troopers were killed last May 28, Tuesday, in an encounter with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Bazal, Maria Aurora town in Aurora Province, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) reported.
Red-tagging threatens a person’s right to life, SC declares
Red-tagging, vilification, labeling, and guilt by association threaten a person’s right to life, liberty, or security, which may justify the issuance of a writ of amparo, the Supreme Court (SC) ruled.
Kal welcomed back as ‘revolutionary hero’
Activists as well as family and friends of Kaliska Dominica Peralta commemorated her life as “a revolutionary hero of the people” through a grand tribute at the Cine Adarna, University of the Philippines Diliman (UP Diliman) last Saturday, April 20.
Groups demand investigation on ‘summary execution’ of former UP student leader
“The willful killing of Peralta by the military, who was unarmed at the time of her arrest, is a war crime that can never be justified under any circumstance. This is a blatant violation of (the IHL),” GABRIELA said.
Groups condemn AFP bombings in Abra, Ilocos Sur
Kaammoyo Ti Kappia (KTK), a human rights organization in the region, said the indiscriminate bombings on April 2 near the communities at Pila, Abra province and Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur province occurred during firefights between the New People’s Army and the 501st Infantry Brigade of the AFP.
CPP rejects AFP’s call to surrender
“Only by having the (NPA) can the peasant masses effectively fight back against the onslaught of foreign and big business economic aggressors. In the interest of the broad toiling masses, the armed struggle can never be abandoned,” CPP chief information officer Marco Valbuena said.
Jhed, Jonila post bail for defamation charge
“The abductors are very intent to jail those they’ve abducted,” the victims said.
Gawa-gawang kaso’t dahas, kambal na mukha ng pasismo ng Estado
Ang kasong ito ay isa lamang sa mga ligal na maniobra ng paggamit ng Estado sa mga batas para kahit paano ay mapigilan ang mga aktibista sa pagtataguyod ng mga karapatan ng mamamayan at sa paglalantad ng kabulukan ng Estado.
New AFP spox contradicts Marcos, amuses CPP
In repeating the annual AFP announcement it will eliminate the NPA by the end of the year, the new spokesperson “already sounded like a broken record,” CPP chief information officer Marco Valbuena said.
CPP on AFP’s claim of strategic victory over the NPA: ‘Dream on’
The CPP branded as ludicrous government claims that all but 14 “weakened guerilla fronts” of the NPA have been dismantled.