PANDI, Bulacan —- The family of the slain leader of an urban poor group in Bulacan has appealed to authorities to speed up the investigation as the assailants remained at large.
Nerisza Frianela, 29, said her partner Jeffrey Ariz, 35, had worked for the government by persuading members of militant Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) to break away from the group.
Kadamay occupied a government housing project here in 2017 and Ariz cut had ties with the activist group since then.
He eventually led those who also left the group and put up “Pagkakaisa ng Mamamayan Tungo sa Kaayusan (PMTK),” which they described as a “pro-government” urban poor organization.
On May 7, u…
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