The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) on Thursday accused the military of “increased surveillance” and harassment of the human rights group. The NUPL office is in the same building as human rights watchdog Karapatan and the left-wing Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, or Bayan. The NUPL, which provided legal services to the NDFP during peace talks with the government, declined to identify the consultant. “Concha” Araneta-Bocala, another NDFP peace talks consultant in the peace talks, naming her the “No. The Quezon City Police District’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group is conducting an investigation of the alleged surveillance and harassment by the unknown armed men.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 20, 2018 21:11 UTC