MANILA, Philippines —The proper legal framework against communist rebels behind the Masbate explosion is by enforcing a local law that penalizes crimes against humanity, a Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) official said.
DILG spokesperson and Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya on Friday disputed the Makabayan bloc’s claim that cases can be filed through the Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) in light of the New People’s Army (NPA) military action that claimed the lives of Far Eastern University football player Kieth Absalon and trade unionist Nolven Absalon.
JMCis a government body assigned to look into rights abuses of both state forces and communist rebels, b…
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