Impunity persists as first activist slain under Aquino
By Charlie V. Manalo 07/06/2010 The culture of impunity, widely identified with the administration of former President Arroyo, has persisted under President Aquino after two consecutive killings believed to have been politically motivated, the latest of which was an activist felled by gunmen yesterday. Fernando Baldomero, an area coordinator for the leftist Bayan Muna (Nation First) group was shot in the head and neck as he was taking his children to school in Lezo, Aklan, police said. “He is the first activist killed in five days into the new Aquino administration,” Bayan Muna said in a statement. The militant group held the military responsible for the murder, linking it to the killings of other leftists in recent years. Over the weekend, a veteran journalist in Kalinga province was shot dead inside his home. According to Tabuk City police, Jose Daguio, a reporter of local radio station Radyo Natin and columnist of community paper was slain while having dinner in his home around 8 p.m. last Saturday. Investigators is looking at a dispute over a public works contract as possible motive behind the murder. Citing results of initial investigation obtained by the Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) Daguio, Cordillera Regional Director, Chief Supt Villamor Bumanglag said 75-year old Daguio was involved in a public works project of the Tuga waterworks system in Tuga, Tabuk City, Kalinga. Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100706hed3.html |
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