Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  On a higher level, the possible connection I had cited earlier--it might not have registered--is that the overall counter-insurgency plan, in which Professor Alston said the element of extrajudicial killings has been incorporated, is one of the major initiatives of the Arroyo government.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, honourable members of the subcommittee.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Marston.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  In terms of the killings, the ones that have been prosecuted, with two convictions, involved journalists. But for all the political activists, no--none have been brought to justice, they have not been convicted.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  No, mainly local journalists.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes. Congressman Beltran is being accused of inciting sedition. There is a standing motion for dismissal, given the fact that such a charge is not supposed to be filed against a sitting member of Congress, because the penalty for that is less than six years. We, as members of the Congress, are free from such accusations.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you, sir.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. On behalf of our delegation and the communities that we represent, we submit the following recommendations to the subcommittee. First, we call on the Prime Minister to issue a strong and clear public statement condemning the extrajudicial killings and calling on the Philippine government to implement the recommendations of the report of the United Nations special rapporteur Philip Alston.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Honourable Chairman and members of the subcommittee on human rights, good afternoon. We members of the Philippine House of Representatives appear before you to seek your help in urging the Canadian government to put more pressure on the Philippine government to end the extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in our country.