MANILA, Philippines — The Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC), a body assigned to look into rights abuses of both government forces and communist rebels, should investigate the death of Far Eastern University football player Kieth Absalon in Masbate, Bayan Muna Rep. Ferdinand Gaite said in a statement issued on Monday.
“We extend our condolences to the Absalon family, and we join the demand for justice and an independent investigation on the incident that took the lives of their family members,” Gaite added.
The 21-year-old football player and his cousin, 40-year-old Nolven were killed when an improvised explosive device went off as they were cycling on Sunday morning in Baranga…
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