Press Release
HONTIVEROS SEEKS SENATE INQUIRY INTO VIGILANTE KILLINGS IN 2020
Senator Risa Hontiveros has called for a Senate investigation into the spate of unlawful killings in the Philippines, filing the resolution a few days after the murder of Dr. Mary Rose Sancelan and her husband, Edwin, in Negros Oriental.
The senator s proposed Senate Resolution No. 599 seeks to attain justice for the Sancelans and other slain victims of unlawful and vigilante killings. The resolution, which also aims to restore law and order in the country, was co-signed by Senators Frank Drilon, Ralph Recto, Richard Gordon, Nancy Binay, Joel Villanueva, Kiko Pangilinan, and Leila de Lima.