[9 March 2021]
Mayor Ronald Aquino, slain on the way to his son’s birthday party, joins the long list of individuals killed under a regime whose enduring legacy will be its bloodlust and the normalization of murder.
Mayor Aquino was once a Liberal, and even when the situation dictated that he flow with the shifting political sands, his ties with the party remained robust. He remained a liberal in thought and deed: He continued to work to assert the dignity of his constituents and was willing to engage anyone for whom the welfare of his people was front and center.
Malaking dagok sa agenda ng mabuting pamamahala ang pagpaslang kay Mayor Aquino. It comes mere days after the massacre of community organizers in the CALABARZON area, and the successive killings of countless others whose work involved upholding rights, asserting truths, and defending freedoms. Tungkulin ng administrasyong itigil ang araw-araw na patayan— at marapat na simula ng tungkuling ito ang pagtigil sa retorika ng karahasan na pinagbubukalan ng mga pagpaslang na ito.
We condemn all murders— and condemn in particular the senseless killing of someone with Mayor Aquino’s track record of service. We are one with his family, friends, and the people of Calbayog in grief and in calling for swift action to bring his murderers to justice.
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