MANILA, Philippines — A doctor who was red-tagged and her husband were killed by unknown motorcycle-riding gunmen in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Tuesday night, said an activist group.
According to the Negros chapter of the human rights group Karapatan, Dr. Mary Rose Sancelan, and her husband Edwin were shot dead at Brgy. (village) Poblacion in Guihulngan City.
City police officers confirmed the incident, saying that it happened at around 5:30 p.m.
In their Facebook post, Karapatan Negros Island said Dr. Sancelan was the head of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) in the city, which handles the government response on the coronavirus diseas…
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