Fifty priests, led by Tuguegarao Archbishop Sergio Utleg, condoled with Ventura’s family, and again urged the police to solve his murder. Some of the priests served as pallbearers while Utleg led the celebration of the Mass. Go after the perpetrators of this crime and bring them to justice,” Utleg said in his homily. Parallel probeA coalition of human rights organizations on Monday called on the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to launch a parallel probe into the murder of Ventura. “Killing of church people who work for poor communities has been a constant blot in the country’s human rights record.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 07, 2018 21:11 UTC