Filipino bishop calls for end to gun violence

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A CATHOLIC bishop has called for an end to gun violence in the country, saying that peace cannot be achieved through political means and by using weaponry. “A violence-ridden political culture must end in our society. It will never guarantee authentic development for our country. When we talk for peace, it starts by disarming for peace,” said Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos City in Negros Oriental.

Another is the abolition of private armies and the bodyguard system of politicians and rich individuals.In a recent estimate, since the then-Duterte administration, Alminaza said there were already 118 private armed groups in the country.“The amount of armed personnel for every politician is scandalous, while there are large cases of unsolved crimes in several areas,” the bishop said.

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