Groups tell Aquino: act on media killings
Conde further said that with the spate of killings, “the Aquino administration needs to declare that the attacks on journalists are a national catastrophe that threatens fundamental liberties.”
Conde further said that with the spate of killings, “the Aquino administration needs to declare that the attacks on journalists are a national catastrophe that threatens fundamental liberties.”
“He is a leader of the tribal council, an active member of the community church, active in the community, that could prove his innocence,” he told Davao Today on Wednesday.
Police probe the crime scene where radio commentator Rogelio 'Tata' Butalid was shot outside of Radyo Natin Tagum in Sobrecary Street last Wednesday past 9am. (davaotoday.com photo by Earl O. Condeza)
Karapatan presented initial reports that 152 extrajudicial killings occurred under Aquino's term in the past three years. The group's secretary general Cristina Palabay said "at least one extrajudicial killing per week was committed by state security forces under Aquino."
A farmer carries a sign demanding for agrarian reform to benefit farmers during a human rights rally in Digos City.