Manila Bulletin
House probe on Ka Leody’s Bukidnon sortie shooting sought
Senator Risa Hontiveros filed a resolution requesting a Senate inquiry into a shooting incident that occurred during the visit of presidential candidate Leody de Guzman in Bukidnon.
Bayan Muna Representatives filed House Resolution 2561, also calling for an investigation into the incident.
The shooting occurred on April 19 in Barangay Butong, Quezon, Bukidnon Province, during De Guzman's visit to support the Indigenous Peoples of Manobo-Pulangihon in their efforts to reclaim their ancestral lands.
The incident resulted in injuries to five members of the Manobo-Pulangihon IP community after private security personnel shot at the group.
The regional police office confirmed that charges have been filed against the suspects.
The Manobo-Pulangihon community are asserting their claim on their ancestral domain, which they said has been illegally taken by a private firm that grows and exports pineapples.
De Guzman's camp stated that they were fired upon by a group of 50 men while within the disputed 995-hectare property, which is also subject to an expired 2018 agreement with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
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Five individuals were injured during a shooting incident that disrupted a political activity of presidential aspirant Leody de Guzman with Lumad farmers in Bukidnon.
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