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House probe into 'Bloody Sunday' massacre in Southern Tagalog sought

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<p>MANILA — The Makabayan bloc on Thursday said they, along with several other House of Representatives members, will file a resolution seeking a legislative investigation into what rights groups call the &quot;Bloody Sunday&quot; massacre in Southern Tagalog, where 7 activists accused of being armed communists were slain. </p><p>&quot;Marami tayong gustong malaman. Gusto nating malaman ang katotohanan. For if we let this pass, magpapatuloy ito at dadanak pa ang mas maraming dugo. Lalo na’t nagbigay na ng shoot-to-kill order ang Pangulo,&quot; said Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Ferdinand Gaite during the bloc&#x27;s weekly press conference. </p><p>(Many questions are still unanswered. We need to know the truth. If we let this pass, the killings will continue, more so now after President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s shoot-to-kill order against armed communists.) </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/09/21/security-adviser-backs-dutertes-shoot-on-sight-order-vs-npa-rebels">Security adviser backs Duterte&#x27;s &#x27;shoot-on-sight&#x27; order vs NPA rebels</a></li></ul><p>Raids in 4 provinces in Calabarzon on Sunday resulted in the death of an environmental activist as well as a coordinator of left-wing group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, among others, and resulted in the arrest of at least 6 others, activist groups and police said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/07/21/bloody-sunday-rights-groups-call-for-investigation-into-killings-of-activists">&#x27;Bloody Sunday&#x27;: Rights groups call for investigation into killings of activists</a></li></ul><p>Sunday&#x27;s raids came 2 days after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the police and military to &quot;kill&quot; communist rebels and &quot;ignore human rights.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Kailangang managot ang dapat managot sa krimeng ito,&quot; Gaite added. </p><p>(Someone has to be held accountable for these crimes.)</p><p>Recent killings have put a spotlight on the issuance of search warrants by judges, which has become instrumental in government’s efforts to go after left-leaning activists accused of being communist rebels.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/03/09/21/weaponized-search-warrants-in-bloody-sunday-killings-put-pressure-on-supreme-court-to-act-to-prevent-bloodshed">‘Weaponized’ search warrants in ‘Bloody Sunday’ killings put pressure on Supreme Court to act to prevent bloodshed</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/16/20/qc-judge-binansagang-search-warrant-queen-matapos-ang-serye-ng-pag-aresto">QC judge binansagang &#x27;search warrant queen&#x27; matapos ang serye ng pag-aresto</a></li></ul><div><strong>— Report from RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1634961" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The Makabayan bloc on Thursday said they, along with several other solons, will file a resolution seeking a separate congressional probe into what rights groups called a "Bloody Sunday" in Southern Tagalog that saw the death of 7 activists accused of being armed communists. </p>

The Makabayan bloc on Thursday said they, along with several other solons, will file a resolution seeking a separate congressional probe into what rights groups called a "Bloody Sunday" in Southern Tagalog that saw the death of 7 activists accused of being armed communists.