Milagros Belga

On July 22, 2001, 41-year old MILAGROS BELGA was brutally murdered by two men in her home in Magdalena, Laguna, in front of her children.She suffered bullet and stab wounds.One of the perpetrators was identified as a member of the Citizens' Armed Forces Geographical Unit,a para-military group.Milagros was a GABRIELA member and a human rights para-legal volunteer.

In one incident, Milagros Belga, a GABRIELA member, was shot in front of her four children by Philippine Army and paramilitary forces.