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OUT NOW! Coalition
challenges Aquino to end US intervention
Cotabato City
July 22, 2010
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KAWAGIB presents the
case of Gregan Cardeño, a Filipino hired as interpreter who died
under suspicious circumstances inside a US troops barracks in a
Philippine military camp in Marawi City, as the latest case of human
rights violation involving US troops.
The group backed by the result of a fact finding mission and the
autopsy report of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in
Zamboanga City maintains that Cardeño did not commit suicide as
claimed by the military but was killed inside the camp for a still
undetermined reason.
-- From the statement of
the OUT NOW! Coalition
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Forum challenges
P-Noy to end US intervention
(see images below)
Cotabato City - Concerned groups and individuals gathered
yesterday in this city to discuss the sustained infringement of
the Unites States in the internal affairs of the country.
The multi-sectoral forum, which carries the theme “A Challenge
to Aquino Administration: End US’ Encroachment of Philippine
Sovereignty, Forge a Nationalist Policy”, is being spearheaded
by the city chapter of the OUT NOW! – Mindanao Coalition, a
network of nationalistic Filipinos advocating an end to US
intervention in the country.
Moro human rights watchdog and one of the convenors of the OUT
NOW! Coalition , KAWAGIB, avers that continued presence of US
troops in some parts of the country, under the cloak of the
Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), is not only an affront to
Philippine sovereignty; it also exposes Filipinos to all sorts
of human rights violations and exploitation.
KAWAGIB presents the case of Gregan Cardeño, a Filipino hired as
interpreter who died under suspicious circumstances inside a US
troops barracks in a Philippine military camp in Marawi City, as
the latest case of human rights violation involving US troops.
The group backed by the result of a fact finding mission and the
autopsy report of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in
Zamboanga City maintains that Cardeño did not commit suicide as
claimed by the military but was killed inside the camp for a
still undetermined reason.
KAWAGIB spokesperson Bai Ali Indayla said that despite strong
factual evidences ruling out suicide, “the military and American
troops still refused to provide full cooperation to a thorough
investigation of Cardeño’s death.”
“The government must review the VFA,” Indayla said, and “hold
accountable American troops for crimes they commit on Philippine
soil.”
“We hope to make more Filipinos deeply aware of the consequences
of the continued and unwelcome presence of American troops in
the country through forum such as this,” she said.
The OUT NOW! Coalition has been calling for the abrogation of
the VFA for its anti-Filipino provisions.
For Reference:
Bai Ali Indayla
KAWAGIB,
OUT NOW! Convenor
09059248424
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July 20, 2010
US ranking official visits Philippines,
Militants call to Junk VFA
Cotabato City- US Troops OUT NOW! Mindanao
Coalition here doubts that death case of Pinoy interpreter in
Marawi City prompted US Undersecretary for Political Affairs,
William J. Burns to visit the Philippines.
Relatives of Gregan Cardeño, 33, hired as
Interpreter to US troops filed Petition for Writ of Amparo and
Habeas Data before the Supreme Court against US troops in Marawi
City and state agents. In their statement, relatives claimed
there was foul play on Cardeño’s death and they received
threats.
US government is afraid that if Cardeño’s
case prospers, the Visiting Forces Agreement and other ties
between Philippines and their government be reviewed and
abrogated. It will lead to the unmasking of the military,
political and socio-economic interests of the US government.
The covert military operations and what
they really do in Marawi City will be exposed and caught
attention of the international community which they would never
allow to happen.
Burns arrived in Manila and is scheduled
to meet with senior officers of the Aquino Administration to
discuss ways to advance cooperation between US and Philippines.
“We believe that US government is now
pressured on this new case of human rights violation that
involves US troops. It necessitate a ranking official to come to
Philippines to ensure that the new administration will continue
the VFA and US troops involved will have immunity on the case”
Bai Ali Indayla, Convenor said.
Burns will also come to Cotabato City
State Polytechnic College to launch US government funded JEEP or
Job Enabling English Proficiency while OUT NOW! Coalition will
spearhead Forum with the theme “A Challenge to Aquino
Administration: End US Encroachment of Philippine Sovereignty
and Forge a Nationalist Policy” to enlighten the Cotabateños on
the issue. ###
For Reference:
Bai Ali Indayla
09059248424
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