Army spokesman Captain Rhyan Batchar says the casualties in the military operations in Pantukan town Compostela Valley province on Tuesday, February 9 were caught in an encounter. But human rights leader, Hanimay Suazo of Karapatan Southern Mindanao said the victims were civilians. Karapatan called on the local government unit to probe the incident. (File photos)
Human rights group Karapatan in Southern Mindanao blamed the Philippine Army's 46th Infantry Battalion (IB) for the death of a civilian who was shot by an unknown assailant on Tuesday noon, February 9 in Poblacion, Compostela, Compostela Valley Province.