MANILA, Philippines—The military branded as falsehood a year-old report quoting two Aetas accusing soldiers of torture in their ancestral land in Zambales, saying soldiers are not human rights violators and had already come a long way as professionals who follow the rule of law.
“We stand by our troops. We do not do such violations. If they do, we do not tolerate. We value our service as protectors of the people,” Army spokesperson Col. Ramon Zagala said.
Zagala was asked to respond to revival of reports of the alleged torture by soldiers of two Aetas in Zambales province in retaliation for the death of a soldier in a supposed clash with New People’s Army (NPA) in 2020.
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