MANILA, Philippines — A city councilor and rights worker, earlier named as a communist in a poster, was gunned down on Monday afternoon, Karapatan said. Patigas, fondly called as “Tay Toto,” is a human rights worker of the North Negros Alliance of Human Rights Alliance. Prior to his death, the slain rights worker was included in a poster identifying him as a communist personality. It was the same poster where slain rights lawyer Benjamin Ramos and 60 others were also included. The slain rights worker also received death threats while doing his work.
Source: Philippine Star April 23, 2019 09:45 UTC