Displaced. Residents of North Cotabato have been the ones badly affected by the military offensives launched against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. "As the government continues to indiscriminately drop bombs on Moro and Christian villages in Aleosan and Pikit, more and more civilians are displaced," said Kawagib, a Moro human-rights group.
(Photo: Suara Bangsamoro/arkibongbayan.org)
In One Roof. Villagers who fled their homes after the clashes last week between government troops and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in the south brought every human life with them, including their farm animals. They now live under one roof at an evacuation center in Pikit, North Cotabato.
(Photo: Bong Sarmiento / Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project)
Emergency. A scene from "Ambulancia," a short film that tells of a painful twist in an ambulance driver's belief that a dying patient can be saved by running over stray animals on the streets. The award-winning film will be screened at the so-called
"Woodstock of short films" in Germany. Richard Legaspi directed the film and it stars Alan Paule and Nor Domingo.
(Contributed photo)
Sendoff. The Philippine Army dispatched today, Aug. 10, the 68th Infantry Battalion to Maguindanao. This battalion, together with the 46th Infantry Battalion from Samar, will augment the troops in Central Mindanao for the security operations that will be conducted to ensure peaceful elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao tomorrow.
(Photo: Philippine Army)
Killings Denounced. Mindanao journalists gathered in General Santos City on Friday to denounce the recent attacks on their colleagues. On Monday, Dennis Cuesta, a Radio Mindanao Network commentator in General Santos, was shot and is fighting for his life. On Thursday, another RMN broadcaster, Martin Roxas of Capiz City, was shot dead.
(Photo by Barry Ohaylan/davaotoday.com)
If This Wall Could Talk. With the pleasant scenery as a backdrop (and a constant reminder, perhaps, of a life they could have had), this poor family try to survive by actually living by the sidewalk outside the Chinese school in Davao City.
(Photo by Barry Ohaylan/davaotoday.com)
Undaunted. Activists from Anakbayan scuffle with the police as the Chevrolet Suburban carrying President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo passes by the junction before the newly built Bankerohan bridge in Davao City last week. The president was in the city for the declaration of the merger of Lakas-CMD and Kampi parties.
(Photo by Barry Ohaylan/davaotoday.com)
Freedom Denied. Lex Adonis, a former broadcaster of Bombo Radyo in Davao City, inside the Davao Penal Colony, where he was jailed after House Speaker Prospero Nograles sued him for libel over a story involving the Davao congressman's alleged sexual relations with a woman other than his wife. Despite a court order, Adonis remains in jail.
(File photo by davaotoday.com)
Tribute to Ka Bel. Activists, artists, friends and supporters troop to the Philippine Independent Church on Taft Avenue Monday night to honor AnakPawis Rep. Crispin Beltran, who died last week. Beltran will be buried in Bulacan today, after a ceremony honoring him at the House of Representatives, where he served for several terms as party-list congressman.
(Photo by Ayi Muallam/pinoypress.net)
Rare Sight. Moro women students of a madrasah play volleyball during a break in barangay Ugalingan, Carmen, North Cotabato, last week. While Filipina Moros are considered relatively open in their lifestyle compared to Muslim women in other countries, scenes like this are not very common in Moro areas in Mindanao.
(Photo by Keith Bacongco/AKP Images)
Ka Bel's Fight. An activist mourns the death of AnakPawis Rep. Crispin "Ka Bel" Beltran, who died Tuesday. Ka Bel's remains lie in state at the IFI Cathedral in Manila. His colleagues, family and friends have lined up a series of tributes.
Click here for the schedules, as well as statements and poems honoring Ka Bel. (Photo by courtesy of arkibongbayan)
Displaced. Lumad families from Compostela and Monkayo towns, in Compostela Valley Province, seek refuge in Davao City after being displaced by intense counter-insurgency operations by the military in their communities this month. The 210 evacuees, of which 83 are children, are now staying inside a gym. The number of evacuees is expected to rise, according to NGOs.
(Photo by Barry Ohaylan)
Displaced. Lumad families from Compostela and Monkayo towns, in Compostela Valley Province, seek refuge in Davao City after being displaced by intense counter-insurgency operations by the military in their communities this month. The 210 evacuees, of which 83 are children, are now staying inside a gym. The number of evacuees is expected to rise, according to NGOs.
(Photo by Barry Ohaylan)
Mangled and Mutilated. Rey Cayago, an activist who previously worked for the migrant group Migrante, has been found dead, his head cut off, his face and body mangled. Family and friends denounced the military for the atrocity; the armed forces had alleged that Cayago was a communist guerrilla who was killed in a firefight in the Cordilleras. But human-rights groups contend that even if Cayago were a rebel, what happened to him was "inexcusable" and a "blatant violation of the protocols of war."
Click here for the story. (Photo courtesy of Bulatlat)
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CHR’s De Lima: ‘Civilians Are Suffering Immensely’ 08:26 am 
February 12th, 2008 at 10:50 am
tsk tsk tsk phakshet maniax!
February 13th, 2008 at 9:10 am
no wonder the NPA is winning the war
February 13th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
It is a lot worst for the generals..pati kaluluwa nila kinakalakal para kay pandak
February 19th, 2008 at 9:11 am
i thought soldiers duty is to protect their constituent? mahiya naman kau ang laki ng bnbyaran sa inyo .ng gobyerno tpus puro kayo kabulastugan tamaan kayo ng kidlat
February 19th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Why those soldiers acting such immoral things?… ang matindi nun ,, in the session hall pa ,,, di na sila nahiya … kaya nga now parang bumababana ang respeto ko sa mga sundalo,,, so for those who are involve sa kabastusan ,,, magbago na kayo…
PLssss….
February 19th, 2008 at 9:34 am
Sana lumabas na katotohanan kung sino ang dapat managot sa ZTE scandal. kyo mga salot ng lipunan magbago naman kayo.
February 20th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
They should be punished immediately….
Nakakahiya ang mga buwisit!!!!
February 21st, 2008 at 3:23 am
!!WTF !! Dude, you should be ashamed to yourselt, set the example, lead up front not to the rear. You should be coyrt martial and you dont deserved to be a philippines soldier.
February 21st, 2008 at 4:38 am
Mga Kawal, Don’t care what other pipol say…you are doing a great job…wag mapahuli next tym.
February 21st, 2008 at 7:29 am
i can easily do that with photoshop. Maybe i should, with the clown senators and gay lovers. or wait,, no need to photoshop those.
February 23rd, 2008 at 8:37 am
photoshop lang yan, try to take a picture of an lcd monitor or any kind of tv and see the difference, it is a clear demolition job to humiliate the afp. the MAGIC OF PHOTOSHOP. technology used erratically.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 5:36 pm
pakshet..taga Tagum ako dati..punyetang mga sundalo…sana mamatay na sila sa giyera.. di man lang ginalang yung speaker sa harap….nakakahiya nman 2
May 22nd, 2008 at 5:40 pm
anong photoshop?…guilty lang kayo…gusto nyo magkagiyera lagi sa mindanao kasi mawawalan kayo ng trabaho pag walang giyera…sisiraan pa ba kayo eh sira na nga…
May 25th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Technology can do a lot of magic nowadays! Ako kaya kong gumawa nyan, adobe-cut and paste, and whalah, mukha ng porn ang nasa laptap ng sundalo sa picture! TAMA NA ANG SIRAAN! Pilipinas umasenso ka..