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Rights groups ask SC: Order BuCor to surface Palparan
PH🏛️ Politics18 days ago

Rights groups ask SC: Order BuCor to surface Palparan

Human rights organizations Karapatan and Desaparecidos have supported a motion submitted to the Supreme Court requesting that the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) disclose the current location of convicted former Major General Jovito Palparan. The motion was filed by Erlinda Cadapan and Concepcion Empeño, mothers of two student-activists who were abducted in 2006 by soldiers under Palparan's command and have remained missing since. The mothers discovered that Palparan was no longer held at New Bilibid Prison, where he serves a life sentence, after receiving undelivered notices indicating he had转移

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Philippine Daily Inquirer logoPhilippine Daily InquirerIndependentCenter18 days ago
Rights groups ask SC: Order BuCor to surface Palparan

Human rights organizations Karapatan and Desaparecidos have supported a motion submitted to the Supreme Court requesting that the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) disclose the current location of convicted former Major General Jovito Palparan. The motion was filed by Erlinda Cadapan and Concepcion Empeño, mothers of two student-activists who were abducted in 2006 by soldiers under Palparan's command and have remained missing since. The mothers discovered that Palparan was no longer held at New Bilibid Prison, where he serves a life sentence, after receiving undelivered notices indicating he had转移

Bias read (Center): The article presents facts regarding the legal proceedings involving Jovito Palparan and the efforts of human rights groups to locate him. It does not exhibit overtly biased language, one-sided sourcing, or editorializing. The content focuses on the legal process and the families' concerns without明显

Philippine Daily Inquirer logoPhilippine Daily InquirerIndependentCenter18 days ago
Jovito Palparan whereabouts questioned over returned court notices

Human rights organizations and families of two missing University of the Philippines students are questioning the current location of convicted former Major General Jovito Palparan following returned court notices indicating he may have been transferred. Palparan was found guilty in 2018 for the kidnapping of students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño. The notices suggest he may now be at BuCor-Baguio or the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio.

Bias read (Center): The article presents facts without overtly favoring any side. It includes statements from human rights groups and family members while providing background on Palparan’s legal status. There is no clear editorializing or biased language that would indicate a leaning toward either side of the issue.

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