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Families demand justice for slain loved ones, arrested leaders
“You have no mercy. All you do is kill, kill, kill.”
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
MANILA – “
Ganito ba ang batas? Patay muna bago aarestuhin? Ganito ba ang Anti-Terror Law?” (Is this the law? Kill first before the arrest? Is this the Anti-Terror Law?)
This is the lament of Santiago Bacasno, father of Mark Lee Bacasno who was among the nine people killed last March 7 in Rodriguez, Rizal.
In a virtual press conference on Friday, March 12, Bacasno said that there is no truth to the claim of the police that his son is a member of the New People’s Army or any armed group. He said that his son was hard working construction worker, who was trying to provide food for his family.
EU reminds PH of vow to make human rights violators liable after Calabarzon killings
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 10) The European Union delegation to the Philippines welcomed the move of the national government to investigate the deaths of nine activists in Calabarzon over the weekend, but it also reminded the country of its commitment to hold all human rights violators liable. The Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines welcomes the announcement by the Government of the Philippines to investigate the killings of nine individuals by the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines on 7 March 2021, the EU delegation said in a statement. Reports on the use of excessive force against unarmed individuals and alleged irregularities in the law enforcement operations have raised concerns.