SEEKING TRUTH Members of the National Fact-Finding and Solidarity Mission (NFSM) conduct an investigation in Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental, on Thursday, gathering testimonies and inspecting areas linked to the April 19 encounter that left 19 dead.—PHOTO COURTESY OF NFSM
BACOLOD CITY—Six of the 19 people killed in the April 19 encounter in Toboso, Negros Occidental, were civilian peasant advocates and organizers, contradicting the military’s claim that all those killed were combatants, members of a National Fact-Finding and Solidarity Mission (NFSM) said Friday.
At a press briefing here, Karapatan deputy secretary general Sol Taule identified the six, based on witness testimonies, as RJ Ledesma, Alyssa Alano, Errol Wendel, Maureen Santuyo, Lyle Prijoles, and Kai Sorem.
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