MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights will pursue independent investigations on simultaneous crackdown operations conducted by state forces against militant leaders that resulted in the killing of nine activists and arrest of six others in Southern Tagalog on Sunday.
CHR spokesperson Jacqueline de Guia on Monday said the commission found the number of deaths “most concerning” considering the pattern of “prevalent red-tagging and escalating attacks against activists.”
The police and military conducted several raids on progressive groups in Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, and Rizal on Sunday, which led to the deaths and arrests.
“Despite several commitments by the Phili…
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