Malacañang on Thursday condemned the killing of a consultant for communist rebels in the aborted peace talks with the Duterte administration despite accusations by activists, left-wing groups and their allies that it was behind the crime. ADVERTISEMENTRandy Malayao, 49, consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), was shot twice while asleep inside a bus at a pit stop in Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya province, early Wednesday. “We will never tolerate any unlawful killing in this country,” he said. Task forceTask Force Malayao, which has been formed to look into the killing, was hoping to find leads from the victim’s mobile phone, laptop and other gadgets, said Senior Supt. Amnesty InternationalAmnesty International said the killing further “normalizes” violence under the Duterte administration.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 31, 2019 21:33 UTC