The murder and plunder in the PCSO must be investigated deeply because Garma and Leonardo, who was also no longer with the PNP in 2019, were involved in the war on drugs, eliminating those who opposed it and those against their personal interests.
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) signed a memorandum of agreement aiming to protect members of the legal profession against threats, the NBI said in a statement on Tuesday.
Violence has no place in the country, Malacañang said on Wednesday as it denounced the killings of human rights activists Randall Echanis and Zara Alvarez.
Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo told reporters “the unrest there has become widespread,” prompting President Duterte to consider using emergency powers to call the Armed Forces of the Philippines to quell the violence.