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5 killed in Rizal ‘encounter’ were farm workers, not NPA fighters – rights group
By JUSTIN UMALI
SANTA ROSA, Laguna – The five people killed by elements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) 2nd Infantry Division on Dec. 17 in Baras, Rizal were not members of the revolutionary New People’s Army (NPA) but civilian farm workers, according to human rights watchdog Karapatan Southern Tagalog.
The group said the military is still refusing to hand over the remains of the three of the five slain to their families.