PNoy urged to act on year-old farmer’s killing

By ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW
www.nordis.net
STA. LUCIA, Ilocos Sur — One farmer here pleads for Pres. Benigno Simeon Aquino III to render justice on the brutal death of his son in the hands of alleged members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on September 10 last year on a hill near their home.

Rizalino Valdez said that it will also be one year on October 7 when they petitioned the regional office of the Commission on Human Rights to investigate the killing of his son, Elmer, but nothing happened so far on the conduct of the said investigation.

“Awan pay ti umno a panagdur-as ti inpila mi a petisyon iti CHR Ilocos Region office. Ngarud dawatek ken Pres. Aquino a mandaren na ti napaspas a panag-imbistiga tapnu magun-od ti hustisya iti panangpatay da ti anak ko nga Elmer idi napalabas a tawen (There has been no significant development on our peition to the CHR regional office. Hence, I request the Pres. Aquino to order the immediate investigation to hasten the achievement of justice on the killing of my son Elmer one year ago),” explained the teary eyed elder Valdez in an interview..... MORE

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