Negros militants seek Du30 ouster

BACOLOD City – Militant groups in Negros Occidental convened yesterday at the Old City Hall Fountain of Justice to mark the EDSA People Power Revolution’s 34th anniversary today.

Members of various progressive groups led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan demanded the resignation of President Rodrigo Duterte, whom they accused carrying out a “large-scale murdering enterprise.”

Bayan-Negros spokesperson Ereneo Longinos said the President had been using the premise of the so-called “war on drugs” by launching a bloody campaign which undermines the due process and resulted to the killings of thousands especially those living in poverty.

The spokesperson said based on records made by Karapatan-Negros, there are already 87 victims of extrajudicial killings against political activists in the region, while 95 are imprisoned.

“These are the gross human rights violations of his administration, while the real criminals are freed,” Longinos said.

He also accused the Duterte administration of incarcerating political dissenters without due process of law or worst being killed.

Longinos also criticized the administration’s moves to shut down ABS-CBN by posturing himself to hate oligarchs, yet maneuvers to install his own controlled oligarchs and cronies.

“The message of EDSA uprising is clear. The Duterte regime’s Marcosian methods are unacceptable to the people,” he said.

“The widespread human rights violations and abuse of power we see today are reminiscent of Marcos’ rule,” he further added./PN