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Military ordered to reply to missing Mindanao labor organizer’s case
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“We remain vigilant and steadfast as we go through the legal process and further advance the campaign for William Lariosa’s surfacing.”
CAGAYAN DE ORO — A network composed of families and various organizations demanding to surface a disappeared Mindanao labor organizer welcomed a Supreme Court (SC) resolution requiring the Philippine military to respond to the family’s petition.
“We remain vigilant and steadfast as we go through the legal process and further advance the campaign for William Lariosa’s surfacing,” the Surface William Lariosa Network wrote in a Facebook post.
On April 9, the family of the missing labor organizer, together with progressive groups in Southern Mindanao, marked Lariosa’s second year of disappearance with a protest action, renewing their calls to surface him.
Read: After 2 years, son laments continuing disappearance of Mindanao labor organizerLariosa is among the 16 human rights defenders, community organizers, civilians, and environmental advocates who have reportedly forcibly disappeared under the Marcos Jr. administration, according to human rights alliance Karapatan.