 
 
Congress set to hold first ever hearing on landmines
bill
(2/27/09)
Congress is set to hold a first ever
committee hearing for a comprehensive law on landmines this coming Wednesday,
March 4, in the wake of the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of an
international treaty totally banning victim-activated anti-personnel mines
today, March 1. This also comes at a
time of an upsurge of landmine incidents as part of armed hostilities in the
country on two war fronts, with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) since
the August 2008 abortion of a memorandum of agreement on ancestral domain, and
with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) calling
for the intensification of tactical offensives as part of marching orders
marking their 40th anniversaries.
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