13 December 2016

News Story: Lacson sounds alarm to PH killings - ‘something very wrong’ is happening

As the peace and order situation in the Philippines was becoming worrisome due to heightened ‘vigilante-type’ of killings, Senator Panfilo Lacson on Monday sounded the alarm to the Duterte administration to address such issues.

“I would advise General (Ronald) dela Rosa to form a special task force composed of intelligence and investigative personnel to address this particular issue,” he said in an interview at the Senate.

He cited the records of killings whereas two-thirds or about 4,000 of the reported 6,000 executions were allegedly perpetrated by vigilante groups.

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