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IBP seeks justice for Masbate explosion victims, cites illegality of landmines
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) has strongly condemned the use of anti-personnel landmines by the New People's Army (NPA) following the deaths of football player Keith Absalon and his cousin Nolven.
The NPA detonated an anti-personnel mine as the Absalon cousins and a group of bikers passed by in Masbate City, with the cousins later found to have sustained gunshot wounds as well.
The NPA has apologized and claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año insists that the perpetrators must be surrendered to the government.
The IBP is seeking justice for the victims, demanding accountability for those who deployed the landmines, and advocating for the banishment of anti-personnel landmines from the Philippines and the world.
Both the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have launched manhunts for the suspects involved in the killings.
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The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) urged the New People's Army (NPA) to identify and surrender the individuals responsible for the landmine blast in Masbate that resulted in the deaths of two cousins.
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Malacañang stated that the New People's Army (NPA) must be held accountable for using anti-personnel mines (APMs) in Masbate, deeming it an international crime.
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The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People's Army (NPA) took responsibility for the deaths of Kieth Absalon and his cousin Nolven in a landmine incident in Masbate.
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Vice President Leni Robredo strongly condemned the New People's Army (NPA) for a landmine attack in Masbate that killed FEU football player Kieth Absalon and his cousin.
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The Joint Task Force-Bicolandia (JTF-Bicolandia) has called on the New People's Army (NPA) to surrender the individuals responsible for the landmine attack that killed college football player Kieth Absalon and his relative in Masbate City.
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