People killed, arrested in Calabarzon legal activists, says Bayan; PNP defends ops By JOVILAND RITA, GMA News
Published March 8, 2021 11:30am Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) on Monday denied that the people killed and arrested in police-military operations in Calabarzon on Sunday were communist-terrorists as claimed by security forces. In a statement, Bayan secretary general Renato Reyes said these personalities are legal activists. All of those arrested and killed in CALABARZON on Bloody Sunday were legal activists, not personalities of alleged communist terrorist groups as the Philippine National Police claims, he said.
Nine activists were killed while six others were arrested in the simultaneous police-military operations pursuant to some search warrants.
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1of5A woman activist displays a slogan condemning the recent government attacks on activists as they hold a rally near the Malacanang presidential palace to mark International Women s Day on Monday March 8, 2021 in Manila, Philippines. Philippine police backed by military forces killed nine people over the weekend in a series of raids against suspected communist insurgents, with authorities saying the suspects opened fire first. Others, however, said those killed were unarmed activists.Aaron Favila/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5A woman activist displays a slogan condemning the recent government attacks on activists as they hold a rally near the Malacanang presidential palace to mark International Women s Day on Monday March 8, 2021 in Manila, Philippines. Philippine police backed by military forces killed nine people over the weekend in a series of raids against suspe
"Activists are not necessarily terrorists and there should be a differentiation between those who take up arms and those who merely exercise their constitutional right to form and join associations, organizations as well as petition the government for redress of its grievances," CHR spokesperson Jacqueline de Guia said Monday.
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