Contrary to military claims that they were members of militia of the Communist Party of the Philippines, the slain indigenous peoples in Panay had long been asserting their right to land and life in the face of so-called development projects. In return, they had been tagged as enemies of the state and subjected to intense militarization over the years.
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‘I saw them shoot my husband’ – wife of slain Tumandok leader
“I asked why they killed him, and they denied it. But I saw it with my own two eyes, they shot my husband.”