US group sees expansion of PH drug war killings to crackdown on Left

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 11:55:36 +0000

Daughter refutes mom: I am not missing, brainwashed; I left home willingly

MANILA, Philippines – Attacks on civilians in the Philippines now included the killing of members and leaders of protest groups branded as communists, aggravating the violence arising from the government’s bloody campaign against drugs and increasing risks of a free fall to authoritarian rule, according to a United States-based conflict research and analysis group. In […]

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Duterte says Cory is popular only for losing her husband

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:44:32 +0000

Duterte says Cory is popular only for losing her husband

MANILA, Philippines—A day after the 10th death anniversary of former President Corazon Aquino, President Rodrigo Duterte said she was only famous for losing her husband, former senator Benigno Simeon “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr. “Cory Aquino maybe popular, she is popular today. Why? For losing the husband in the hands of Mr. Marcos,” Duterte said before agrarian […]

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Duterte calls Karapatan an ‘organization of demons in the Philippines’

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:28:51 +0000

Duterte calls Karapatan an 'organization of demons in the Philippines'

MANILA, Philippines—President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday slammed human rights group Karapatan, calling it a “front” of communists rebels and an “organization of demons in the Philippines.” Speaking before agrarian reform beneficiaries in his hometown Davao City, Duterte also claimed that the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), through its armed wing the New People’s Army […]

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Farmers say they sought aid but got tagged as Reds

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 21:24:04 +0000

TUGUEGARAO CITY — The farmers’ group Danggayan Dagiti Mannalon ti Cagayan Valley (Danggayan) has assailed the military and Cagayan Gov. Manuel Mamba for allegedly luring farmers and members of the left-wing Anakpawis party-list group to attend a meeting where they were branded as communist rebels who were surrendering to the government. Isabelo Adviento, Danggayan president, […]

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BREAKING: Duterte shuts door on peace talks: Talk to the next President

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 11:57:51 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – “Talk to the next President.”President Rodrigo Duterte said this on Thursday as he closed his door on the possible

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Tañada: I’m not a communist, I’m a human-rights lawyer

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 03:06:23 +0000

Tañada: I'm not a communist, I'm a human-rights lawyer

Senatorial candidate Erin Tañada denies he is a communist after President Duterte attacked him for defending communists.

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Andal insists Duterte ordered him to do back-channel talks with Reds

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 03:02:16 +0000

Andal insists Duterte ordered him to do back-channel talks with Reds

Avelino “Billy” Andal, the besieged ally of President Duterte, insisted that the country’s chief executive ordered him to initiate backchannel talks with communist rebel leaders for the possible resumption of the stalled peace talks.

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