MANILA, Philippines – Naglunsad ng independent investigation ang Commission on Human Rights sa bigong grenade attack laban kay San Miguel, Bulacan Vice Mayor Bong Alvarez.
Sa pahayag, sinabi ng CHR na nababahala ito sa talamak na mga karahasan sa bansa, lalo na at nalalapit na ang 2025 midterm elections.
Napag-alaman sa ulat na hinagisan ng granada ang convoy ni Alvarez noong Hunyo 4 ng dalawang hindi pa tukoy na suspek na sakay ng motorsiklo.
Nang bigong sumabog ang unang granada ay naghagis ulit ito ng isa pang granada na bigo ring sumabog.
“As an independent national human rights institution, we sound the alarm on the prevalence of violence in the country,” sinabi ng CHR nitong Martes, Hulyo 2.
“Continued occurrences of violence against officials undermines the effective delivery of public service to their respective constituents,” dagdag pa nito.
“This becomes more pertinent as the 2025 midterm elections approach, where these acts further impair the voters’ right to make free and empowered decisions during the polls,” ipinunto ng CHR.
“Allowing a climate of fear to grow amongst constituents can only negatively impact the electoral process. For a democratic country to thrive, we must ensure that the credibility of elections is preserved,” pagpapatuloy pa.
Naniniwala ang CHR na posibleng ito ay election-related incident lalo pa’t inanunsyo ni Alvarez na tatakbo siyang muli sa 2025 elections.
“He also pointed out that an attempted ambush was also carried out in 2012, which led to the death of two people from his staff,” ayon sa CHR. RNT/JGC
