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DATE |
EVENT |
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December
4, 2007 |
Task Force
211 formally convened and held its maiden meeting at
Room 206, DOJ, Padre Faura, Manila, with almost all of
the member-agencies represented. |
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December
5, 2007 |
As part of
the Task Force’s intensified advocacy campaign, the
undersigned, as Task Force Head, issued a press
statement expressing strong reaction to the erroneous
statement of the human rights group Karapatan that not a
single suspect in extrajudicial killings cases has ever
been convicted, and provided a list of cases where at
least eight (8) persons were convicted and sent to jail
in six (6) different cases involving murder of media
personalities. |
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December
10, 2007 |
Task Force
211 issued an invitation, through the media, to
interested civil society, religious and political
organizations to participate positively in the Task
Force’s endeavors. |
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December
10, 2007 |
Task Force
211 formally wrote a letter-invitation to Philippine
Alliance for Human Rights Allegiance (PAHRA), the
Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP),
the Institute of Human Rights of the UP College of Law,
and The Asia Foundation, seeking their respective
involvement and/or contribution towards addressing the
issue of extrajudicial killings in the country. |
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December
10, 2007 |
Task Force
211 likewise wrote several members of the House of
Representatives, soliciting their support to the rewards
system devised by the Task Force in carrying out its
mandate. The support would be in the form of a One
Million Pesos grant from their Priority Assistance
Development Fund to the Philippine National Police
(PNP), the implementing arm of the said system. |
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December
12, 2007 |
Second
meeting of Task Force 211. Task Force members were
respectively assigned to forge engagements with media,
political groups and religious and other sectoral
stakeholders for their participation in the activities
of Task Force 211. |
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December
19, 2007 |
Task Force
211 forged a Memorandum of Agreement with Lyceum of the
Philippines College of Law for the active monitoring of
some extrajudicial killings cases pending before
different Metro Manila courts and prosecutors’ offices. |
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December
19, 2007 |
Third
meeting of the Task Force. |
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December
19, 2007 |
The
undersigned as Task Force chair, wrote Professor Philip
Alston, United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on
extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, telling
him that he ought to fairly report about activities of
the CPP-NPA that actually make a mockery of the
government’s efforts in addressing the issue of
extrajudicial killings in the country. |
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December
19, 2007 |
Signing on
the Memorandum of Agreement between Task Force 211 and
Lyceum College of Law. |
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January
2, 2008 |
Signing on
the Memorandum of Agreement between Task Force 211 and
Angeles University Foundation, Inc. |
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February
4, 2008 |
Signing on
the Memorandum of Agreement between Task Force 211 and
National Press Club. |
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May 3-6,
2008 |
Operations
in Aklan and Roxas City to work on the Herson "Boy"
Hinolan and Rolando Ureta cases. |
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May 14,
2008 |
Operations
in Norzagaray and San Ildefonso, Bulacan to re-evaluate
the Leodegario Punzal, Pablito Ignacio and Jessie
Alcantara cases. |
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May 28,
2008 |
Operations
in Malolos and Obando, Bulacan and Tarlac City to
re-evaluate the Federico de Leon, Orlando Rivera and
Brgy. Capt. Ricardo Ramos cases. |
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May 29,
2008 |
Press
conference regarding the voluntary surrender of PFC
Roderick dela Cruz, accused in the killing of Ricardo
Ramos. |
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June 12,
2008 |
Operations
in Sta. Rosa and San Pablo, Laguna to re-evaluate the
Melita Carvajal and Rhode "Sonny" Alcantara cases. |
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June
20-23, 2008 |
Operations
in General Santos City, Digos City and Davao City to
work on the Jonathan Abayon, Rolando Morales, Carlito
Doydoy et. al., Elpidio Binoya, Juan Pala Jr., Renato
Pacaide and Celso Pojas cases. |
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July 3,
2008 |
Operations
in Sariaya, Quezon to oversee the investigation being
conducted regarding the Bert Sison killing. |
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August
15, 2008 |
Dialogue
between Task Force 211 and various media organizations
on the issue of media killings. |
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September
3, 2008 |
Assisted
Mrs. Ramos (widow of Ricardo Ramos) on the pre-trial
hearing of the case. |
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November
8, 2008 |
First
Multi-Sectoral Forum in Davao City. Among the
participants are representatives from the Prosecutor's
Office, PNP, Naval Force, Media, Barangay Officers and
Churches. |
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