Statement of CHR Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana on the killing of Ako Bicol party-list representative Rodel Batocabe and SPO1 Orlando Diaz
The killings of Ako Bicol party-list representative Rodel Batocabe and SPO1 Orlando Diaz deserve the strongest condemnation, especially since said lives been senselessly claimed allegedly due to political motivation. This act frustrates the people’s right to choose their leaders in the upcoming elections, and treats a person’s right to life and dignity of no consequence. […]