Topic: Political Violence
The ‘Butcher’
August 15, 2014 ·
Philippine Daily Inquirer 2:14 am | Friday, August 15th, 2014 When government agents finally caught fugitive ex-general Jovito Palparan in Sta. Mesa, Manila, on Tuesday, he wasn’t dragged out of his hideout or beaten into submission. In fact, he was even allowed to hold a news conference a few hours after his arrest, with no […]
Read More...Ex-mayor denies masterminding death squad
May 26, 2014 ·
By Ben O. TesiornaThursday, May 22, 2014THE Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights group, accused former Tagum City Mayor Rey “Chiong” Uy of masterminding the death of hundreds of suspected criminals from 2007-2013. This was however denied by the former mayor who blamed illegal drugs and illegal gambling syndicates for paying the so-called […]
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