MANILA — Two grenades were thrown at a house of a Bayan Muna member in Lezo, Aklan. Meanwhile, soldiers from the Philippine Army are openly campaigning against progressive party-list groups in South Cotabato.
Nasugbu, BATANGAS – Three weeks after the illegal arrest of the 43 health workers in Morong, Rizal, several farmers and leaders of the militant peasant-group Katipunan ng mga Samahang Magbubukid sa Timog Katagalugan (KASAMA-TK) have reported cases of harassment by alleged military intelligence service. This new wave of political persecution in the Batangas province has opened speculations that the military is targeting medical service areas of the so-called Morong 43.
A youth group will be seeking the disqualification of some left-leaning party-list organizations for allegedly using the party-list system to pursue their own "ideological ends."
