MANILA, Philippines — The country's top cop on Saturday said he ordered the Quezon City Police District to form a Special Investigation Task Group to solve the murder of a transgender man. Medical tests and an autopsy are also being conducted by the PNP Crime Laboratory on Mayor's body to determine if they were sexually abused. The PNP chief also urged those with information about Mayor's murder to let police know immediately. The organization Transman Equality and Awareness Movement - Philippines was the first to report Mayor's murder on Friday morning. CHR to conduct independent probeThe Commission on Human Rights on Saturday condemned Mayor's murder, further denouncing "all forms of gender-based violence directed towards transgender and gender non-conforming people."

Source: Philippine Star May 22, 2021 04:41 UTC