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was taken from Bulatlat, the Philippines's alternative weekly
newsmagazine (www.bulatlat.com, www.bulatlat.net, www.bulatlat.org).
Vol. VI, No. 17, June 12, 2006
NE Peasant Leader Shot
Dead BY
ABNER BOLOS A peasant leader was shot dead by
motorcycle-riding men at 5 p.m., June 11 in brgy. Oliveti, Bongabon town, Nueva
Ecija province (145 km. from Manila). Manny delos Santos, 33, single, was a member
of the provincial council of leaders of the Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Gitnang
Luson-Nueva Ecija (Peasant Alliance in Central Luzon), a local chapter of the
Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas. Pastora Betty Perido, secretary general of
Karapatan, said that the victim was standing in front of a store by the road
when two men wearing helmets and fatigues and riding a WAVE motorcycle stopped
and shot him in the head. Delos Santos was shot twice in the head by a .45
caliber pistol. Many witnessed the shooting which happened
on a highway nine kilometers from the town proper. Delos Santos was supposed to join the
five-day peasant rally in Manila since Thursday but decided to stay behind to
face local concerns. Some of his companions in Manila cried when they learned
about yesterday's killing. The peasant leader is the 30th
victim of political killings in Central Luzon this year, and the 165th
killed in the region under the Arroyo administration.
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Gitnang Luson News Service
Posted by Bulatlat 9:45 a.m., June 12, 2006