Military respects CHR findings on ‘Morong 43’

THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Sunday said that it respects the findings of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) that torture has been committed against members of the so-called Morong 43.  The Morong 43 is a group of health workers accused of cooperating with the News People’s Army and were arrested in Morong, Rizal for alleged possession of firearms and explosives.

Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc, chief of the AFP Public Affairs Office, said the military will respect the CHR findings but will not change its earlier position that the arrested persons were not health workers but NPA members who were undergoing explosives training when nabbed by security forces.