Karapatan Slams NTF-ELCAC, AFP Over Statements on Negros Military Operations
BACOLOD, Philippines — Human rights group Karapatan accused the government’s anti-insurgency task force and the Philippine military of trying to obscure the causes of unrest in Negros Island, saying recent statements from state officials amounted to “gaslighting” and attacks on independent fact-finding efforts. Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay said the National Task Force to End…
NDFP Peasant Group Rejects Proposed Localized Peace Talks in Negros, Says Systemic Injustice Must Be Addressed
BACOLOD, Philippines — A peasant group under the communist National Democratic Front of the Philipppines (NDFP) in Central Negros rejected proposed localized peace talks backed by local chief executives, saying any peace process that bypasses national negotiations with the NDFP would not address the roots of the armed conflict. In a May 26th statement, the…
#HumanRightsAlert: Soldiers Camp Near Homes in Cauayan Village Days After Armed Encounter
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Human rights monitors raised alarm Friday over the reported presence of more than 45 alleged Scout Rangers from the Philippine military’s 15th Infantry Battalion near residential homes in Sitio Manambol, Barangay Tuyom, Cauayan, Negros Occidental. The troops reportedly arrived around midnight and remained in the community, where they were allegedly positioned…
Cebu Student Group Condemns Military for Harassing Mourners of Slain Former Student Leader
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — A UP Cebu student group accused soldiers, police and local officials of obstructing and intimidating mourners who traveled from Cebu to Cauayan, Negros Occidental, to visit the remains of slain former student leader Vince Francis “Ding” Dingding. Nagkahiusang Kusog sa Estudyante (NKE) said mourners who brought flowers and candles were blocked…
Women, Journalist Groups Condemn Bacolod Radio Host’s Rape Joke
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Women’s groups, journalists and advocates condemned K5 News FM Bacolod anchor Jean Paul Generoso after he joked on air about raping a fellow reporter during a report about a father physically abusing his minor daughter in public. During the “11MBPS” broadcast of K5 News FM Bacolod, Generoso repeatedly asked a female…
Youth Groups Condemn Negros Occidental Governor’s Call to Monitor Campus Activities
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Youth groups and leaders condemned Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose “Bong” Lacson’s call for schools to monitor campus activities following the deaths of student activists in recent military operations on Negros Island, warning that the proposal could lead to surveillance, profiling and red-tagging inside academic institutions. “The schools should be vigilant…
Karapatan Raises Alarm Over Handling of Slain Rebel’s Remains; Intimidation of Family
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Human rights group Karapatan Central Visayas raised concern over what it said was the military’s unclear handling of the remains of Vince Francis “Ding” Dingding, a former University of the Philippines Cebu student leader killed in a May 16th military operation in Cauayan, Negros Occidental. Dingding’s friends and paralegals were reportedly…
Visayan Human Rights Group Calls for Probe into Cauayan Military Operation
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Human rights group Karapatan Central Visayas called for an independent investigation into a May 16 military operation in Cauayan, Negros Occidental, that killed five people identified as New People’s Army (NPA) fighters. The fatalities were identified as Vince Francis Dingding, Jobert Casipong, Gilbert Tingson, Rolando Dantes and Alex Chavez Languita. The…
‘Ding Was Never Ordinary’: Slain UP Cebu Student Leader Remembered Amid Cauayan Clash
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Vince Francis “Ding” Dingding was remembered not as ordinary, but as “larger than life.” The former University of the Philippines Cebu student leader was among five alleged New People’s Army fighters killed May 16 in a series of military encounters in the mountain villages of Cauayan, Negros Occidental, authorities and student…
Terminated BACIWA Workers Barred From Entering Office While Seeking to Submit Complaint
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Tension broke out Monday outside the Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA) – PrimeWater office after terminated BACIWA employees were barred from entering the premises and told their gathering required a permit. Members of the BACIWA Employees Union, led by union President Leny Rojo-Espina, attempted to enter the BACIWA/PrimeWater compound on May…
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