Philippines: Activist and Bayan Muna Partylist member, killed
Event- Country
- Philippines
- Initial Date
- May 17, 2018
- Event Description
Ariel Maquiran, 33, an industrial worker in a banana plantation in Continental farm in Panabo City, Davao del Norte was shot dead by suspected agents of 16th Infantry Battalion-Philippine Army on May 17, 2018. Maquiran was driving his motorcyle on his way home to Brgy. Maduaw, Panabo City at around 9:30am of May 17, after his morning shift in the plantation when a men onboard a motorcycle followed and shot him multiple times. Maquiran accelerated his driving speed but when he reached crossing Brgy. Little Panay, he fell down from his motorcycle. Two (2) other assailants stationed in Brgy. Little Panay again shot Maquiran multiple times, resulting to his death. He sustained 9 gunshot wounds. The victim's kin recalled that on May 16, Maquiran was heading to his workplace onboard his motorcycle when men on a motorcycle followed him. Maquiran sought refuge in one of his relative's house in a nearby village to evade them. Also on March this year, the victim was summoned by the military allegedly for the investigation regarding the Lapanday incident in 2017. Maquiran was an active member of the Bayan Muna (People First) partylist in the region. He was also known for staunch defense of the rights of peasants.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Violation
- Death
- Killing
- Rights Concerned
- Land rights
- Minority Rights
- Right to life
- HRD
- Community-based HRD
- Perpetrator-State
- Suspected state
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 12.879721000000004
Longitude: 121.774017
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 17 May 2018, Ariel Maquiran, an active member of the Bayan Muna (People First) partylist in the region, was shot and killed.