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December 7, 2017

Priest latest victim of Philippines violence against poor workers, farmers

On the day he was killed, Paez had facilitated the release of an organizer of a farmers’ group arrested by the army in March. Torches and the golden sickle are said to symbolize the productive force of the Philippine society, according to the protesting group.
MANILA, Philippines – A day after police killed a Christian pastor they tagged as a member of the communist New People’s Army, gunmen killed a 72-year-old Catholic priest on the main Philippine island of Luzon.
Published in International