ZAMBOANGA CITY — A parish priest is being investigated by peers for the alleged physical abuse of a 13-year-old boy. Someone took a video of the incident and posted it on social media, alerting church officials and the city’s social welfare and development office. Bolong village chief Ruben Coros expressed lament at how the priest “hit the boy badly just for a few pieces of mangoes.”Fr. City social welfare officer Maria Socorro Rojas said she had already sent some of her people to also investigate. Coros said the boy is a student in the village and belonged to a poor farming family.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 28, 2020 13:41 UTC