A resolution seeking a Senate investigation into the recent spate of attacks against local government officials was filed after the assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo.
Senator Risa Hontiveros proposed Senate Resolution 518 "not only to exact justice for the victims, but also to identify the underlying drivers of the killings, particularly the failure and inaction of our institutions, especially our law enforcement agencies, to address political violence, as well as election-related violence.
She noted that this is not the first time that Negros Oriental "swept the headlines for incidents of political violence" which was "characterized not only by its brazenness but also by the complicity, if not active involvement, of men in the uniformed service." “Huwag nating gawin normal ang patayan . The past years have encouraged murder as a default way of silencing and manipulating. Our people are not just collateral damage of political agendas. It is time for a rude awakening for those who abuse their power. The government must take a strong stand as an institution to condemn these killings and to take concrete actions to end this savagery," she added.
In proposed Senate Resolution 517, the senators noted that aside from the Degamo killing, there were at least three more local executives who were injured or killed in ambushes in a span of 15 days from February 17 to March 3. "The Senate of the Philippines, in the strongest sense, urges the Philippine National Police and other law enforcement agencies to exert all efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice not only for the sake of all victims and their families, but to ensure that the rule of law is upheld at all times for an orderly and peaceful society," they added.
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