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'Community advocates found two large posters with my passport photo on it, my full legal name, and the wild accusation that I was a terrorist supporter.' iSpeak Opinion
[FIRST PERSON] Chad Booc was my friend. The AFP killed him.
In the end, I was able to move safely about the country and return to the United States without further harassment. Most likely, the Philippine government was aware of the Observers Mission, and in the historical pattern of the Duterte regime, responded to a democratic activity with harassment. This harassment served as intimidation, a seeming attempt to prevent the mission.
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