MANILA - Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos said all 17 operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) "deserve" to avail all legal remedies amid the murder charges they are facing in connection with the death of a couple during a police operation in Batangas last year. This, as Carlos assured that the 17 operatives of the PNP-CIDG Region 4-A are all accounted for and ready to attend indictment for a murder case filed by the National Bureau of Investigation (NIB) over the death of couple Ariel and Ana Mariz Lemita-Evangelista. "This is among the occupational risks faced by police personnel arising from service-related circumstances and regular performance of duty. Our personnel deserve to avail of all legal remedies provided by law," Carlos said in a statement on Saturday. At the same time, Carlos maintained the legitimacy of the police operation in Nasugbu, Batangas in March 2021, acting on orders of the court to serve
National Bureau of Investigation (2) The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) filed with the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday, Jan. 14, a murder complaint against 17 policemen for the death of a couple during the March 7, 2021 joint police-military operations in Southern Tagalog provinces
Zenaida Soriano, Amihan national chairperson, denounced the freeze order saying that it was arbitrary and they were not given a chance to answer the allegations against them.
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
MANILA – Two months into the killing of nine activists in the Calabarzon region and still there is no progress on their case.
Cristina Palabay, secretary general of Karapatan, said that two months is already too long since the Department of Justice’s Administrative Order No. 35 (AO 35) Committee has pledged to investigate the killings of the nine activists.
On March 7, nine activists in four provinces of Calabarzon (Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon) were killed in what is now known as “Bloody Sunday”.
Palabay added that the families of the victims are also experiencing harassment by state forces. She urged Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra to step up and talk to members of the AO 35 to stop harassing witnesses.
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Chai Lemita-Evangelista, youth leader and community organizer
Ana Mariz “Chai” Lemita-Evangelista (Illustration by Dee Ayroso)
Early on in her life, she was already exposed to the struggle of her own community against encroachment by big companies. Having an activist father and growing up in a household that would often host meetings for community leaders, it was not an entirely new world for her. She witnessed how people suffered from human rights violations and harassment, as well as how countless individuals sought the help of her father.
By DAWN CECILIA PEÑA