Gov’t forces capture alleged NPA leader in Sorsogon

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Bicol Today

Delfin Mallari Jr.
Southern Luzon Bureau, PDI
LUCENA CITY, Philippines — A suspected leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sorsogon province was captured by combined elements of police and Army soldiers Wednesday, a regional military spokesman said Thursday.

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DEFEND LIFE, UPHOLD HUMAN RIGHTS – Bishop Bastes

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Bicol Today

Statement On the Occasion of the 59th Declaration of International Human Rights Day
Life is the most precious gift that man has ever received from God. Man shares in the grace of the Divine Life and man’s image is created according to its Creator. Such likeness magnifies God’s goodness to man and no one [...]

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BARANGAY DEFENSE SYSTEM (BDS): STATE GARRISONS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

Posted on December 9, 2007 by Bicol Today

On the Occasion of the International Human Rights Day
Vibrant life has been lost in the countryside especially in the far-flung barrios in the Province of Sorsogon. It is no longer a place of KASANGGAYAHAN (place of abundance and peace) but rather state garrisons where military rules the life of the people. Military posts [...]

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