DAVAO CITY – As police have yet to solve the killing of South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur Vice Mayor Roland Benito almost two months ago, another Indigenous Peoples leader was gunned down in Barangay Bongo in South Upi on Tuesday, September 17.
Police identified the victim as Elvin M. Moires, 55, a Teduray council member in Barangay Bongo.
According to reports, Moires was shot dead while on his way home at around 10 p.m. from a wedding ceremony. Maguindanao del Sur Provincial Police Office chief Police Col. Roel Sermese said that they have formed the Special Investigation Task Group Moires to conduct a thorough investigation to locate, identify the perpetrators, and file appropriate charges before the court.
Bandara believes that the killings perpetrated against the Teduray and Lambangian tribes could be the result of their firm stance against the entry of proposed mineral explorations within their ancestral domain claim and local politics. She urged the government to strengthen measures to protect the rights and safety of the Indigenous Peoples in the Bangsamoro region. “The continued attacks against IPs not only violate their human rights but also undermine the progress we strive to achieve in building a peaceful and inclusive Bangsamoro.”
“For now, justice is hopeless. Why? Because if they have given us justice, they should have applied IPRA while there’s no IP Code yet because it is recognized by the Bangsamoro Organic Law,” Bandara said.
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