Tag: Satur Ocampo

Palace on Locsin’s defense of Satur Ocampo: That’s Locsin’s personal opinion

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Monday, Dec. 3, distanced itself from Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., who called the filing of human trafficking charges against Satur Ocampo “idiotic.” According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, the Palace views Locsin’s comment as “a personal sentiment given the fact that he and former Congressman Satur Ocampo are friends and were both together in (the House of Representatives).” Ocampo and Locsin were members of the House of Representatives […]

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Duterte on arrest of Satur Ocampo, others: Gov’t security forces did the right thing

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte backed the arrest of former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, Rep France Castro and several others, saying the “police did the right thing…” “You know an ordinary person, lalo na kung senador ka, you must be aware that you cannot remove children from one community to another without the consent of the parents..That is actually kidnapping,” Duterte said. According to the President, “they might have been motivated by all […]

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Satur Ocampo: Recruitment of minors not allowed in CPP-NPA

(Eagle News)–Former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo on Monday, Dec. 3, denied the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army was recruiting minors. In a television interview, Ocampo said the minors who were with them when the military intercepted them last week were being rescued following the shutdown of a lumad school in the area. According to Ocampo, these lumad schools were being targeted by the military as they are believed to be run by […]

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Court orders release of Satur Ocampo, others after posting of bail

(Eagle News)–A court has ordered the release of former Bayan Muna Rep.Satur Ocampo and several others who were arrested recently. Executive Judge Arlene Palabrica of the 11th judicial region said Ocampo, Rep. France Castro, Meggie Nolasco, Edgar Ugal, Eller Ordeza, Jurie Jaime, Ryan Magpayo, Jesus Modamo, Maria Concepcion Ibarra, Maryro Poquita, Jenveive Paraba, Maricel Angdagkit, Marcial Rendon, Mariane Aga, Ariel Ansan, Merhaya Talledo, Wingwing Daunsay and Nerfa Awing should be released after posting an P80,000 […]

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Palace to Satur Ocampo group: Stop engaging in “propaganda war” and let legal processes take their course

(Eagle News)—The Palace on Friday, Nov. 30, advised the camp of former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo to “hold (their) horses” and to stop engaging in “propaganda war” following their arrest. “Rashly jumping into conclusions and engaging in propaganda war not only is unproductive but an attempt to resort to a trial by publicity against the government by those identified with the left,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. Panelo instead advised the group to “let […]

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News in photos: Police release mugshots of Satur Ocampo, France Castro

(Eagle News)—The police have released the mugshots of Rep. France Castro and former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, who have been charged with trafficking and for violation of the law that protects children. Ocampo’s group had said they were merely conducting a solidarity mission to lumads affected by the padlocking of a community center by a paramilitary group in Davao when they were blocked by the military.

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Trafficking charges filed vs Satur Ocampo, others

(Eagle News) — Trafficking charges and charges for alleged violation of a law protecting children against abuse were filed on Thursday, Nov. 29, against former Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Satur Ocampo, ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro and 17 others. Information from the group of Ocampo said they were assisting lumads  who were affected by the supposed forced padlocking of a community center in Talaingod, Davao del Norte by a paramilitary group when they were […]

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Nueva Ecija court junks raps vs Satur Ocampo, others

(Eagle News)– A Nueva Ecija court has junked the charges filed against Satur Ocampo and three other left-leaning former lawmakers. The Palayan Regional Trial Court also nullified the arrest warrants issued against former Bayan Muna Reps. Ocampo and Teddy Casiño; National Anti-Poverty Commission lead convenor Liza Maza; and former Anakpawis Rep. and former Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano for lack of probable cause. The arrest warrants issued in July stem from the murder case filed against the […]

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Manila court declares UN special rapporteur, others “non-parties” to DOJ’s plea Communist rebels be tagged as terrorists

(Eagle News)–A Manila court has declared Satur Ocampo and several others, including a  United Nations rapporteur, as “non-parties” to the government’s plea  Communist rebels be tagged as terrorists. Apart from the former Bayan Muna representative,  Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 19  declared UN Special Rapporteur Victoria Tauli-Corpuz and former Baguio City councilor Jose Melencio Molintas as non-parties, noting that there was no proof in the DOJ petition that Molintas and Corpuz were indeed officers of the […]

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Bayan’s Reyes slams Topacio’s P1-million bounty offer for arrest of 4 former lawmakers

(Eagle News)–“A lame publicity stunt.” This was how Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Secretary General Renato Reyes described lawyer Ferdinand Topacio’s offer of a P1 million bounty for the arrest of former Bayan Muna Reps. Satur Ocampo and Teodoro Casiño, former Gabriela Rep. Liza Maza and former Agrarian Reform Secretary and Anakpawis Rep. Rafael Mariano, who have been ordered arrested by a Nueva Ecija court. “What is the point of the PR gimmick of Topacio et al when […]

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Albayalde urges former Makabayan lawmakers ordered arrested by Nueva Ecija court to surrender

(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde on Monday, July 30, urged the former Makabayan bloc lawmakers who have been ordered arrested by a court to surrender peacefully. “The PNP is duty-bound to implement orders of judicial authorities,” Albayalde said, as he called on Satur Ocampo, Liza Maza, Teddy Casiño and Rafael Mariano to turn themselves in. Apart from the four, Judge Evelyn Turla of the Regional Trial Court 40 of Palayan, Nueva Ecija ordered Vicente […]

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Exhume Marcos, Philippine court asked after hero burial

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Campaigners launched legal action Monday to exhume the body of former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos, just three days after his burial in a national heroes’ cemetery triggered street protests. He was finally laid to rest Friday in a secretive ceremony at the “Cemetery of Heroes” with military honours almost three decades after his death, angering critics who accuse Marcos of massive corruption and human rights abuses. Relatives of victims of his […]

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