MANILA, Philippines — National Democratic Front of the Philippines peace consultant Randall “Randy” Echanis was killed inside his rented house in Novaliches, Quezon City early Monday morning, according to Anakpawis party-list. Former Anakpawis congressman Ariel Casilao said that Echanis, who was the national chairperson of the party-list, “was undergoing medical treatment, and unarmed when police forces raided his house.”ADVERTISEMENTEchanis’ unidentified neighbor was also killed. This is a culture of extrajudicial killings with impunity under the Duterte regime. This is a declaratory act that national leaders of legal-democratic movement are now targeted to be killed by the Duterte regime. The entire civil society, human rights advocates, and freedom fighters must totally denounce this criminal act,” Casilao said in a statement.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 10, 2020 05:03 UTC