The Philippines is the second most dangerous place for journalists. –Reporters Without Borders
The military is responsible for most of the killings of human rights defenders, journalists, activists and community workers in the Philippines. – The Melo Commission
Despite the reports above, our homeland is not a killing field. Most of us Filipinos are peace-loving. We do not condone these murders. We are one in the call to stop the extra-judicial killings in the Philippines.
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* The Melo Commission is a 5-person committee created to investigate the extra-judicial killings in the Philippines.
** Read updates on the issue from the International Herald Tribune here
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