The green groups in a statement issued Sunday condemned the 24 joint searches by the military and national police across the Calabarzon region that yielded the deaths of nine activists on Sunday, March 8. For the people, too: The groups said that "a fight for Mother Earth is a fight for her children too" as they condemned the killings that claimed the lives of nine activists and labor organizers. an environmental organization that values non-violence and promotes peace and justice, likewise denounced the recent spate of killings of Filipino social activists. On Saturday, faculty and staff of Ateneo de Manila University condemned the killings, calling Executive Order No. Zero waste and clean air advocate Rene Pineda in the groups' statement also said that “the dark and horrible history of the Martial Law Rule is repeated,” stressing that “this is deplorable and has to be stopped.” — Franco Luna

Source: Philippine Star March 14, 2021 02:15 UTC