DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental—As Human Rights Day is observed on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, Major General Franco Nemesio Gacal, commander of the 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division, continues to slam
Gacal said through a statement that based on the record this year, 63 minors were allegedly recruited as commandants by the NPA.
Republic Act 11188 is otherwise known as the Special Protection of Children in Situations of Armed Conflict Act.
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