What should be a matter of outrage and great moral concern of every Filipino and decent human being is the very recent, well documented revelations by Human Rights Watch, alleging the actions of a death squad in Tagum City, Mindanao, where hundreds have been murdered including street children as young as 9 years old. The killings were allegedly carried out by hit men allegedly on orders of the former mayor.  Each person was killed for a payment of only P5000.00 (US$110).

“One Shot to the Head: Death Squad Killings in Tagum City, Philippines” (see www.preda.org) is a 71 page report released on May 22, 2014, with damning evidence and interviews with former hit men who allegedly said they were paid by former Mayor Rey “Chiong” Uy to kill anyone they were told to. One text message allegedly set them in motion. They were paid US$110 for every killing and they divided it among themselves, one former hit man said in a taped interview posted on Youtube. The former mayor has denied the allegations.

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