Over 60 families of victims of unsolved killings shared their brushes with brutality on Tuesday, April 18, the second day of the Senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs’ hearing on the March 4 killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo.
MANILA, Philippines – Over 60 families of victims of unsolved killings shared their brushes with brutality on Tuesday, April 18, the second day of the Senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs’ hearing on the March 4 killing ofSenator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, committee chairperson, claiming the province had experienced “500 murders in a span of five years for an average of 100 killings a year,” called it a “reign of terror”.
“Together, we will speak the truth about how the people of Negros Oriental suffered in silence in the face of tyranny, of oppression, of violence, of impunity, and of the excessive abuse of power and influence of the same people who masterminded the Negros massacre,”Saying the testimonies gave “a heartbreaking picture,” dela Rosa said he would continue with hearings “to shed light on why such violence appears to be given free reign in what appears to be a very beautiful province.
Among those who testified were barbecue stall owners Anthony Jason Ong and Sandy Tinguha who survived by fighting back during a 2021 attack in Dumaguete City. Gina Palma, who worked with the Degamos as a community coordinator for their medical assistance programs, said her son was killed in 2022 because of her association with the governor.
In the case of Palma, she said there was a police officer nearby who refused to help because it was his day off.
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