The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has appealed to the government to stop the spike in brutal killings in Negros Oriental, where 17 people have been killed in the past week.
“Some of the victims had placards placed on their bodies, warning others that they may be next should they break the law. The people of Negros Oriental deserve better than to live in fear of the rampant violence and brutality just outside their doorstep,” CHR spokesman Jacqueline Ann de Guia said in a statement.
The commission urged the government to investigate and implement measures “to stop these killings and [to find] the perpetrators before more lives are needlessly lost.”
The CHR office in Negros Oriental had started its own investigation of the killings in Siaton, Ayungon, Sta. Catalina and Guihulngan City.
On Saturday, former Ayungon town mayor Edcel Enardecido, his cousin Leo Enardecido, Canlaon City Councilor Ramon Jalandoni, Panubigan village chairman Ernesto Posadas and village staff Anaciancino Rosalita were killed.
The spate of killings came after the execution of four intelligence officers of the Ayungon police force on July 18, allegedly carried out by members of the New People’s Army.
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