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                    [Title] => 5 cops linked to 'Davao Death Squad' snub DOJ probe
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Five policemen implicated in the alleged Davao Death Squad torture and killings were absent during the preliminary hearing of their cases at the Department of Justice on Tuesday.

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The Philippines has the legislation in place to stop degrading and inhuman treatment of inmates but it needs to implement its provisions, the European Union said Thursday.

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Ten dismissed policemen implicated in the alleged torture of detainees in a jail outside the police station in Biñan, Laguna will face administrative and criminal charges.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1286941 [AuthorName] => Ed Amoroso [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1283946 [Title] => Amnesty International slams secret police torture tactics [Summary] =>

Advocacy group Amnesty International on Monday decried the newly discovered secret detention cell where cops torture detainees "for fun" in Biñan, Laguna.

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Hustisya ang sigaw ng security guard na pinagkamalang mataas na opisyal ng Communist Party of the Philippines ng mga pulis at militar.

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-04 14:05:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Balita Ngayon [SectionUrl] => balita-ngayon [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1171211 [Title] => Security guard files raps vs police, military at DOJ [Summary] =>
The security guard mistaken by the military of being a ranking official of the Communist Party of the Philippines on Wednesday sued the police and military officials before the Department of Justice.
 
[DatePublished] => 2013-09-04 12:28:20 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1262583 [AuthorName] => Dennis Carcamo [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 958469 [Title] => Groups want a torture-free Philippines [Summary] =>
Anti-torture advocacy groups on Wednesday called on the Aquino administration to make the country a 'torture-free zone.'
 
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The director of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) and nine other policemen are facing criminal and administrative charges for allegedly violating the Anti-Torture Law.

[DatePublished] => 2012-01-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1806207 [AuthorName] => Danny B. Dangcalan [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 729253 [Title] => Ugandan lawmakers studying Phl's anti-torture law [Summary] =>

Lawmakers from Uganda are now in the Philippines to learn about the anti-torture law.

[DatePublished] => 2011-09-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 637875 [Title] => CHR chief 'scolds' Noy [Summary] =>

Commission on Human Rights Chairman Loretta Ann Rosales yesterday publicly scolded President Aquino like an inattentive pupil in class during the observance of Human Rights Day at Malacañang.

[DatePublished] => 2010-12-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6905/sfthumb.jpg ) ) )
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                    [Title] => 5 cops linked to 'Davao Death Squad' snub DOJ probe
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Five policemen implicated in the alleged Davao Death Squad torture and killings were absent during the preliminary hearing of their cases at the Department of Justice on Tuesday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-22 04:40:27 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804517 [AuthorName] => Rosette Adel [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150128/DOJ-bomb-threat.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1339335 [Title] => EU to Philippines: Stop 'wheel of torture,' cruel tactics [Summary] =>

The Philippines has the legislation in place to stop degrading and inhuman treatment of inmates but it needs to implement its provisions, the European Union said Thursday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-26 17:44:37 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1212169 [AuthorName] => Camille Diola [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140626/eu-ambassador-guy-ledoux.JPG ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1287163 [Title] => Admin, criminal raps await 10 Laguna cops over ‘wheel of torture’ [Summary] =>

Ten dismissed policemen implicated in the alleged torture of detainees in a jail outside the police station in Biñan, Laguna will face administrative and criminal charges.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1286941 [AuthorName] => Ed Amoroso [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1283946 [Title] => Amnesty International slams secret police torture tactics [Summary] =>

Advocacy group Amnesty International on Monday decried the newly discovered secret detention cell where cops torture detainees "for fun" in Biñan, Laguna.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-28 10:19:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1212169 [AuthorName] => Camille Diola [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x240q90/854/ahct.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1171311 [Title] => Sekyu na napagkamalang opisyal ng NPA, sumigaw ng hustisya [Summary] =>

Hustisya ang sigaw ng security guard na pinagkamalang mataas na opisyal ng Communist Party of the Philippines ng mga pulis at militar.

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-04 14:05:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Balita Ngayon [SectionUrl] => balita-ngayon [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1171211 [Title] => Security guard files raps vs police, military at DOJ [Summary] =>
The security guard mistaken by the military of being a ranking official of the Communist Party of the Philippines on Wednesday sued the police and military officials before the Department of Justice.
 
[DatePublished] => 2013-09-04 12:28:20 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1262583 [AuthorName] => Dennis Carcamo [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 958469 [Title] => Groups want a torture-free Philippines [Summary] =>
Anti-torture advocacy groups on Wednesday called on the Aquino administration to make the country a 'torture-free zone.'
 
[DatePublished] => 2013-06-26 11:00:16 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1262583 [AuthorName] => Dennis Carcamo [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 765430 [Title] => Bacolod cop chief, 9 others face torture raps [Summary] =>

The director of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) and nine other policemen are facing criminal and administrative charges for allegedly violating the Anti-Torture Law.

[DatePublished] => 2012-01-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1806207 [AuthorName] => Danny B. Dangcalan [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 729253 [Title] => Ugandan lawmakers studying Phl's anti-torture law [Summary] =>

Lawmakers from Uganda are now in the Philippines to learn about the anti-torture law.

[DatePublished] => 2011-09-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 637875 [Title] => CHR chief 'scolds' Noy [Summary] =>

Commission on Human Rights Chairman Loretta Ann Rosales yesterday publicly scolded President Aquino like an inattentive pupil in class during the observance of Human Rights Day at Malacañang.

[DatePublished] => 2010-12-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6905/sfthumb.jpg ) ) )
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