From the Sun Star-Davao (Nov 12): Youth group praises council resolution on army stations
A YOUTH group welcomed the approval of the resolution of the Davao City Council that sought to relocate military detachments away from civilian communities and its outlying villages. “We commend Councilors Leah Librado-Yap and Jimmy Dureza for addressing such concern through this legislation. The SP (City Council) Resolution that Librado authored and supported by Dureza was truly an urgent necessity because militarization of civilian communities is detrimental to the security and safety of the residents, especially on the holistic development of the children and the youth,” Niel Brene Lopez, regional coordinator of Kabataan Partylist, said in a statement. The group cited human rights group Karapatan-Southern Mindanao Region’s claims that human rights violation committed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Paquibato District alone includes three cases of extrajudicial killings (EJK), four cases of hostage and one case of “child rebel” accusation. Moreover, the AFP’s 69th IB has solid encampments inside all the 13 barangays in the area, it added....
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/2012/11/12/youth-group-praises-council-resolution-army-stations-252958
Any resolution that restricts the activities of the Philippine and casts soldiers in a negative light is OK with front groups like the CPP-associated Kabataan (Youth) Party-list political party. No surprise that that Kabataan would cite alleged HR abuses reported by Karapatan, the main CPP-linked HR front organization with chapters and affiliates active nationwide..
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