A church official in the Philippines on August 12, 2019, called for an independent investigation into the spate of killings in the central Philippines, reported CBCP News.

Bishop Broderick Pabillo, the auxiliary of Manila, said the surge of violence in Negros Oriental demands such action to bring justice to the victims.

“Such an investigation cannot be simply left to the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines who have been implicated in the killings,” Pabillo said.

Fifteen civilians were killed by alleged vigilantes in the province last month, following the July 18 ambush of four police officers by the communist rebels.

On March 30, at least 14 suspected rebels were killed in a supposed clash with security forces, police said, but human rights activists said those who died were farmers.

“A bloodbath is now happening in Negros. This cannot go on. The killings must stop,” Pabillo said.

Human rights groups have reported at least 87 killings of unarmed civilians in Negros since the government intensified its anti-insurgency campaign in 2017.

The prelate is also leading a signature drive to stop the killings on Negros Island “which we will send to all parties and individuals who can act to stop the carnage”.

Joined by Benedictine nun Mary John Mananzan and former senator Rene Saguisag, the campaign urged Filipinos to be steadfast in upholding human rights and dignity.

They also warned President Duterte against inciting the state forces to retaliate against alleged rebel atrocities, saying that this could lead “to even more indiscriminate killings and exacerbate the spiral of killings”.

“We likewise call on all Filipinos to help stop the bloodbath in Negros,” they said. “Together, let us achieve peace and justice through dialogue and the highest respect for human life.”

Read the source:  https://zenit.org/articles/bishop-calls-for-independent-probe-into-negros-killings-in-philippines/

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CBCP Pastoral Letter: For I find no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies – oracle of the Lord God (Ezekiel 18:32) http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2017/02/05/cbcp-pastoral-letter-for-i-find-no-pleasure-in-the-death-of-anyone-who-dies-oracle-of-the-lord-god-ezekiel-1832/

Philippine Bishops stand firm against death penalty http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2017/01/31/philippine-bishops-stand-firm-against-death-penalty/

Death penalty seen to punish mostly poor said the Franciscans  http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2017/02/01/death-penalty-seen-to-punish-mostly-poor-said-the-franciscans/

Philippine Gov’t told: Target syndicates, not children – CBCP President Socrates Villegas  http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2017/01/31/philippine-govt-told-target-syndicates-not-children-cbcp-president-socrates-villegas/

Cardinal Tagle and Archbishop Villegas denounce death penalty http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/12/12/cardinal-tagle-and-archbishop-villegas-denounce-death-penalty/

In Philippines, brutal drug war prompts Catholic outcry: President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war is “not any more in accord with the legal processes…”  http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2017/01/25/in-philippines-brutal-drug-war-prompts-catholic-outcry-president-rodrigo-dutertes-drug-war-is-not-any-more-in-accord-with-the-legal-processes/

President Duterte could be clueless the Church wants to help fulfill his constitutional duty to defend life http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2017/01/26/president-duterte-could-be-clueless-the-church-wants-to-help-fulfill-his-constitutional-duty-to-defend-life/

Church will not be silent amid killings — Archbishop Ramon Arguelles http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2017/01/21/church-will-not-be-silent-amid-killings-archbishop-ramon-arguelles/

Archbishop Socrates Villegas condemns extra judicial killings in Christmas message http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/12/24/archbishop-socrates-villegas-condemns-extra-judicial-killings-in-christmas-message/

Bishop Ruperto Santos: Church open to dialogue with gov’t but cannot stop spreading the Gospel of life http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2017/01/25/bishop-ruperto-santos-church-open-to-dialogue-with-govt-but-cannot-stop-spreading-the-gospel-of-life/

Philippines’ Death Penalty: Retaliation or Restoration? http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/12/21/philippines-death-penalty-retaliation-or-restoration/

Cardinal Tagle: ‘I will not give up on criminals’ http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/12/14/cardinal-tagle-i-will-not-give-up-on-criminals/

Bishop Broderick Pabillo: ‘Drug war kills only the poor’ http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/12/10/bishop-broderick-pabillo-drug-war-kills-only-the-poor/

Filipinos urged: ‘Oppose death penalty’ – Archbishop Socrates Villegas http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/12/08/filipinos-urged-oppose-death-penalty-archbishop-socrates-villegas/

Bishop Arturo Bastes: ‘Horrible advice inspired by Satan’ – Reinstatement of the death penalty http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/12/07/bishop-arturo-bastes-horrible-advice-inspired-by-satan-reinstatement-of-the-death-penalty/

Bishop Joel Baylon alarmed: Public ‘desensitized’ amid killings http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/12/01/bishop-joel-baylon-alarmed-public-desensitized-amid-killings/

Over 300 NGOs call on the United Nations to take immediate action on the hundreds of extrajudicial killings of suspected drug offenders in the Philippines http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/08/02/over-300-ngos-call-on-the-united-nations-to-take-immediate-action-on-the-hundreds-of-extrajudicial-killings-of-suspected-drug-offenders-in-the-philippines/

RESPONSE TO DIYOS-DIYOSAN DUTERTE ON HIS QUESTION: ‘WHERE IS GOD WHEN BABIES ARE RAPED AND KILLED?’ http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/09/28/response-to-diyos-diyosan-duterte-on-his-question-where-is-god-when-babies-are-raped-and-killed/

CBCP Ethical Guidelines on Proposals to Restore the Death Penalty in Philippines http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/09/14/cbcp-ethical-guidelines-on-proposals-to-restore-the-death-penalty-in-philippines/

CBCP President Socrates Villegas laments: Filipino values slowly eroding, being twisted http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/10/02/cbcp-president-socrates-villegas-laments-filipino-values-slowly-eroding-being-twisted/

Negros bishops: Gov’t action on killings ‘inadequate’ in the Philippines http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/10/09/negros-bishops-govt-action-on-killings-inadequate-in-the-philippines/

Pope Francis: Death penalty fosters revenge, not justice, pope says http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/06/21/pope-francis-death-penalty-fosters-revenge-not-justice-pope-says/

Tolerating Terror http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/08/03/tolerating-terror/

Manila Bishop Broderick Pabillo on killings: Crime can’t stop crime http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/07/26/manila-bishop-broderick-pabillo-on-killings-crime-cant-stop-crime/

Bishop Ruperto Santos to law-enforcers: ‘Respect dignity of life’  http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/07/31/bishop-ruperto-santos-to-law-enforcers-respect-dignity-of-life/

Bishop Teodoro Bacani alarmed by rash of drug suspect slayings http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/07/11/bishop-teodoro-bacani-alarmed-by-rash-of-drug-suspect-slayings/

CBCP head Archbishop Socrates Villegas: ‘We will resist the moral wrong’ http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/07/10/cbcp-head-archbishop-socrates-villegas-we-will-resist-the-moral-wrong/

Archbishop Socrates Villegas’ Pastoral appeal to our law enforcers: Appeal to Reason and Humanity – Seek peace and pursue it (Ps.34:14) http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/06/21/archbishop-socrates-villegas-pastoral-appeal-to-our-law-enforcers-appeal-to-reason-and-humanity-seek-peace-and-pursue-it-ps-3414/

Cardinal Tagle: Oppose ‘culture of death,’ Church prays for leaders http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/06/19/cardinal-tagle-oppose-culture-of-death-church-prays-for-leaders/

CBCP President Archbishop Socrates Villegas alarmed over vigilante killings http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/06/20/cbcp-president-archbishop-socrates-villegas-alarmed-over-vigilante-killings/

Death penalty won’t solve crime: Branson – Visiting tycoon cites experience in Europe http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/05/25/death-penalty-wont-solve-crime-branson-visiting-tycoon-cites-experience-in-europe/

Is death penalty Biblical? Priest explains why not http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/05/23/is-death-penalty-biblical-priest-explains-why-not/

Law dean raises 7 arguments vs death penalty http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/05/23/law-dean-raises-7-arguments-vs-death-penalty/

Pope Francis Calls for Abolition of Death Penalty http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/02/21/pope-francis-calls-for-abolition-of-death-penalty/

If death penalty returns, bishop says he’ll volunteer to die http://www.pagadiandiocese.org/2016/05/20/if-death-penalty-returns-bishop-says-hell-volunteer-to-die/

In a letter (March 20,2015) to the International Commission against the Death Penalty, the Pope Francis says that today the death penalty is “inadmissible, no matter how serious the crime committed. It is an offence against the inviolability of life and the dignity of the human person.” He adds that it “does not render justice to the victims, but rather fosters vengeance.”