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“<br />
Patigas had difficulty<br />
in seeking remedy<br />
for writ of amparo<br />
because the witness<br />
refused to testify for<br />
his case.<br />
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his person; and also in media reports they had publicly accused<br />
him of being as supporter of a rebel group. (In the Philippines,<br />
an activist portrayed in such way implies that he is one of the<br />
supporters of a rebel group that operates in the mountain). There<br />
are also leaflets showing him carrying a firearm and stepping on<br />
dead bodies.<br />
After the threats on him were exposed, the AhRC had a<br />
follow up interview with him. he said the threats on him had<br />
subsided; however, it still remains. Also the threat he received<br />
from Ballesteros subsided after his colleagues confronted him. But<br />
while Ballesteros refrains from threatening him the military has<br />
not. They continue to damage and malign his name. Ballesteros<br />
had been bribed to kill Patigas and his in-law on allegations that<br />
they were leading the taking over of land to cultivate in Escalante<br />
City. The soldiers also disliked their work in the community<br />
because they were responsible in organizing the people to be<br />
critical of the soldiers.<br />
Patigas said that they had difficulty in seeking remedy for writ<br />
of amparo because the witness, refused to testify for his case.<br />
Story 11: ‘Clear your name or you die’<br />
Victim: Yolanda Pineda, teacher in a Day Care center, leader of<br />
Pagkakaisa ng Kababaihan para sa Kalayaan/ Unity of Women<br />
for Freedom, Lubao, Pampanga, a paralegal officer for Defend,<br />
Central Luzon (Central Luzon Human Rights Defenders)<br />
Alleged perpetrators: Soldiers attached to the 3rd IB-PA<br />
Date of incident: 9 April 2010<br />
Place of incident: At Purok 5, Barangay San Antonio, Lubao,<br />
Pampanga<br />
AHRC-UAC-106-2010; AHRC-UAU-038-2010<br />
yolanda Pineda received a letter, which had black ribbon<br />
on it, with a name “Let Pineda” written on it. Let is yolanda’s<br />
nickname. The letter was found by her eldest daughter. The sender<br />
was supposedly a certain Ka Diego magtanggol. The letter was<br />
originally written in Filipino and has been unofficially translated<br />
as: “we are giving you reasonable time after receiving this notice to<br />
clear your name. your failure to comply would mean you are not<br />
interested in clearing your name and it will mean a bold forceful<br />
move or DEATh!”<br />
The sender claimed to have known yolanda and accuses her<br />
of having connection with an illegal armed group, the marxist<br />
Leninist Party of the Philippines (marxista Leninista Partido ng<br />
Pilipinas – Rebolusyonaryong hukbong Bayan), who was giving<br />
training and education. The letter further claimed that apart from<br />
being a member of the group, she also continuously participates in<br />
demonstration as a member of the Kilusan para sa Pambansang<br />
Demokrasya (KPD) movement for nationalism and Democracy).<br />
article 2 � June-Sept 2012 Vol. 11, No. 2-3
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