Davao City – Bishops belonging to the clergy-led Exodus for Justice and Peace reiterates their appeal to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) hierarchy to release the three NPA hors de combat on humanitarian grounds saying the release of the three will aid in the pursuance of peace talks. The group was referring to Vanessa delos Reyes,...

“If your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink. (Proverbs 25:21)” As civil libertarians, church people, and human rights advocates, we are imploring this basic faith imperative along with our appeal to humanize the raging armed conflict in the country. We have appealed to the New People’s Army in the...

Davao City - A bishop of the clergy-led peace group Exodus for Justice and Peace (EJP) expressed today his concern over the Army’s 10th Infantry Division for its malicious use of peace rhetoric over the Army’s continued military operations in the region. “We view with concern how the military uses the terms “peace and development” to describe...

DAVAO CITY – Peace group Exodus for Justice and Peace is calling for the respect of the  human rights of the three wounded New People’s Army (NPA) members who sought the intervention of local authorities. It also warned the 10th ID of the AFP from interfering with local civilian authorities in the medical treatment of the NPA hors...