CHR report on Kidapawan massacre

FINALLY, the Commission on Human Rights has released its report, after scrutinizing the evidence and interviewing witnesses for two months on the Kidapawan Massacre, on Friday morning, March 27. The report confirms what we said in our editorial on April 2—”Expectedly, Aquino’s DILG and PNP blame farmer victims”—in which we quoted Kabataan Partylist Rep. Terry Ridon and former Bayan Muna representative Neri Colmenares blaming the PNP, the DILG and local Kidapawan City officials for the massacre of farmers seeking the release of rice already allotted for their hungry families suffering from the El Niño-caused drought.

Our P1 story in yesterday’s issue—”CHR blames govt for Kidapawan tragedy”—reports that the Commission blames provincial and local officials as well as rally organizers for the North Cotabato-Kidapawan City massacre last April 1 that left two protesters dead and 179 farmers and police officers injured.