By MEDEL V. HERNANI
Davao Today
Nojapa told the media that he was not harmed, “not even a pinch” while in the hands of the rebels. He said he was treated well, and that an NPA medic attended to him daily to check on his health. He said the NPAs followed and respected his rights.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
“Nagmalampuson kay ilang gihatag ang ayuda sa katawhan.” — Allan Montecalvo, spokesperson of Indug Kautawan
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
“We came here not to destroy equipment or hurt people but to ask for justice,” Montecalvo said. “We are ready to defend our barricade,” he added.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
It is “only proper and fair,” the guerilla spokesman said, for politicians to coordinate with the NPA and people’s militia, organs of political power, revolutionary forces and branches of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) as well as “respect the distinct territories held by the revolutionary government.”
By ACE R. MORANDANTE
Davao Today
In a statement Sunday, Rubi del Mundo, spokesman of the NDFP in Southern Mindanao said their decision to release Nojapa “was based on purely humanitarian grounds in the wake of the appeal made by Nojapa’s family and peace advocates.”
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
“My grapevine sources (tell me that it’s the NPA) and they did not deny it,” Duterte told journalists during a command conference with police and military officials Friday night at the Grand Men Seng Hotel.
By CHERYLL D. FIEL
Davao Today
Nur Misuari, chair of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) said he is willing to go to Sabah and talk to the troops who launched a standoff, “in a brotherly way.”
BY MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
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