Amnesty PH urges gov’t: Probe death of ‘Negros 19’

MANILA, Philippines — Amnesty International Philippines on Wednesday called for an independent investigation into a series of armed encounters, including the April 19 clashes in Toboso, Negros Occidental that left 19 people dead, as it noted that decades of government counter-insurgency operations have failed to protect noncombatants. “It is shocking that after almost 60 years