Proof of this is that even after Marcos fell in 1986, such “human rights violations” continued, as Cory Aquino helped the insurgency to surge, naively believing the communists who fought Marcos would continue to be supportive of her. Kessler presented data in his book to point out that “human rights abuses” — i.e. As table 5.1 indicates, human rights violations — always a problem in the Philippines — did not cease with democracy’s return.” (p. 136). Kessler in his book even gave vivid examples of real human rights abuses under Cory. Vigilantism, other than rogue police or military men, is one of the main causes of human rights abuses under any government.

Source: Manila Times September 27, 2018 16:52 UTC