Sen. Risa Hontiveros —Photo by Niño Jesus Orbeta | INQUIRER
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Thursday said she has become the target of a wave of online death threats following the July 17 killing of pro-Marcos vlogger Alicia “Mima Alicia” Lipata, prompting her office to seek the National Bureau of Investigation’s help in identifying those behind the posts.
The opposition senator said she had received hundreds of social media posts declaring that she should be “next” after Lipata was gunned down outside her home in Caloocan City.
“Instead of expressing sympathy, some people are celebrating someone’s death and even inciting violence. Now, many are also openly threatening that I will be ‘next,’” Hontiveros said in a statement.
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