Farmer organizer abducted in Laguna, says human rights group

MANILA, Philippines — A coalition of human rights advocates alleged that soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines abducted a farmer organizer in Laguna. The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) in a statement Friday said Fhobie Matias, a member of peasant group Katipunan ng mga Samahang Magbubukid sa Timog Katagalugan,