Church groups decry killing of 3 Lumads, including minor, in Surigao
Church groups decry killing of 3 Lumads, including minor, in Surigao
I can’t help but feel enraged that a child was again killed due to violence. How are we promoting peace while at the same time, bring death to our people?’ says Kidapawan Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo
By Robbin M. Dagle
Faith-based groups denounced the killing of 3 Lumads, including a 12-year-old, by the military in Lianga, Surigao del Sur on June 15.
“I can’t help but feel enraged that a child was again killed due to violence. How are we promoting peace while at the same time, bring death to our people?” said Kidapawan Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, national director of Caritas Philippines, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines’ (CBCP) social action arm, in a statement released Monday, June 21.
On June 16, human rights group Karapatan reported the death of Willy Rodriguez, Lenie Rivas, and 12-year-old Angel Rivas, after the Philippine Army’s 3rd Special Forces Battalion opened fire at them while the three were harvesting abaca.
Comments (0)