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Published April 21, 2021, 3:57 PM Government investigators have been asked to expedite their probe on the March 7 deaths of nine activists in South Luzon provinces. A group which calls itself Defend Southern Tagalog (Defend ST) said the families of those who died during the joint police and military operations feel “threatened” by the heavy military presence in their areas. The fears, apprehensions and the plea for a swift probe were relayed to the Department of Justice (DOJ) in a dialogue held on Wednesday, April 21. “They (the families) said that every day, they fear they would be nex...

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra (TOTO LOZANO / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The deaths during the operations are now under investigation by the inter-agency committee on extra-judicial killings (EJKs) headed by the Department of Justice (DOJ). The mothers of two activists who died during the operations wrote a letter to Guevarra and sought a dialogue with him in his office. “Depende sa prevailing community quarantine regime (it will depend on the prevailing community quarantine regime),” Guevarra said. “We’re happy that the families of the victims have expres...