ILOILO CITY — An official of a human rights group in Negros Occidental received threats through text messages just days after human rights lawyer Benjamin Ramos Jr. was gunned down by still unidentified assailants in Kabankalan City. “We take the threats seriously because Nong Ben (Ramos) is dead,” Singson said in a phone interview. “We are taking precautionary measures but we will not stop exposing human rights violations and seeking justice,” she said. On Saturday, the remains of Ramos were brought to the PDG compound after an autopsy conducted by the Commission on Human Rights. Singson said Ramos’ remains would be brought to his hometown in Sipalay City on Nov. 14.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 11, 2018 21:11 UTC