MANILA, Philippines — The ambush-slaying of Calbayog City, Samar province Mayor Ronald Aquino and other killings “should not be treated as normal,” Vice President Leni Robredo said on Tuesday as she called for justice for the slain official.
“Hindi normal ang pagpaslang na ito (This killing is not normal). It should not be treated as normal that mayors, community organizers, lawyers, judges, journalists, children, and even victims of the drug trade are outright murdered in our streets or in their homes,” she said in a statement.
She noted that it was just days after the “massacre” of activists in Southern Tagalog that the Aquino ambush occurred.
Robredo blamed the killings on …
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