Press Release
July 4, 2018

Statement of Senator Nancy Binay on the killing of General Tinio, Nueva Ecija Mayor Ferdinand Bote

Nakikiramay ako sa pamilya at mga kababayan ni Mayor Ferdinand Bote ng General Tinio, Nueva Ecija na karumal-dumal na pinaslang kahapon.

Mayor Bote is the fourth local politician murdered since January 2018, following the killings of La Union second district representative Eufranio Eriguel; Buenavista, Bohol Mayor Ronald Tirol; and Tanauan, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili. Daanbantayan, Cebu Mayor Vicente Loot, was also attacked but survived.

These killings of local politicians, priests (3), journalists (3), and prosecutors (3) since January 2018 have no place in a supposedly civilized and law-abiding society like the Philippines.

No amount of condemnation would bring justice to these killings and murders, unless the authorities seriously do everything in its powers and mandate to resolve the seeming lawlessness that is happening in the country.

Hindi po dapat tratuhin ng Philippine National Police (PNP) ang mga insidenteng ito bilang isolated cases ng murder o personal vendetta; bagkus ay tingnan bilang isang systemic failure ng mga kinauukulan na hadlangan at sugpuin ang krimen ayon na rin sa paninindigan ng Pangulo sa isyu.

Kung anong sigla at sigasig ng mga otoridad sa kampanya laban sa mga tambay ay dapat ganun din ang ipakita nila, kung hindi man ay higitan pa, sa pagresolba ng mga krimen na ito.

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