ILOILO CITY — Two staff members of a nongovernment organization for farmers in Negros Occidental province were being sent death threats just a week after they buried slain human rights lawyer Benjamin Ramos Jr. ADVERTISEMENTAMMLU is one of the farmer’s groups being helped by Paghida-et sa Kauswagan Development Group Inc. in agrarian and other cases. He was cofounder of PDG and was also founding member and Negros chapter secretary general of National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL). ADVERTISEMENTThe threats became more intense following the brief detention of two soldiers who were arrested as they mingled with mourners during the wake of Ramos. One of the soldiers was found with a handgun but both were freed after posting bail on a charge of grave threats.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 25, 2018 21:19 UTC