MANILA, Philippines — The mayor of Abra de Ilog in Oriental Mindoro denied the reported civilian child deaths during the ongoing military operations against the communist New People’s Army (NPA). Town mayor Meg Constantino made the clarification in response to the report by human rights group Karapatan that three Mangyan-Iraya children were killed, and a number of individuals injured in Barangay Cabacao clash since Jan. 1. “Amid the allegations circulated by Karapatan and their allies about the alleged deaths of three Mangyan children in Abra de Ilog, the town leader herself has spoken out,” Constantino said in a statement on […]... Keep on reading: LGU denies child deaths in Abra de Ilog, Oriental Mindoro clash vs NPA