Philippines: Land rights activist killed at home
Event- Country
- Philippines
- Initial Date
- Apr 23, 2013
- Final Date
- Apr 23, 2013
- Event Description
On 23 April 2013, land rights activist - Pablito "Abling" Egildo, was gunned down by a lone unidentified gunman whilst at home. Pablito "Abling" Egildo, 61, the leader of the Kaisahan at Samahan ng mga Mamamayan sa Canlubang (Kasamaka),a group opposing the conversion of a former sugar estate. Calamba City police Chief Supt. Marvin Saro said they were still conducting a followup investigation, but mentioned Egildo's involvement in a land dispute in Hacienda Yulo. Hacienda Yulo is a 7,000-hectare sugar estate formerly owned by the Yulo clan before the property was sold to the Ayala Land Inc. The Calamba Multi-Sectoral Council for Sustainable Development (Calambeno), an alliance of people's organizations to which Kasamaka is a member, alleged that the land developer was forcing the Egildos and about 600 other families of the former sugar estate workers out of the property to give way for the construction of a shopping mall. In its primer, Calambeno claimed the developer cut the power lines and water supply in the area three years ago and has threatened to demolish the residents' homes.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Violation
- Death
- Killing
- Rights Concerned
- Right to property
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 14.18767
Longitude: 121.12508
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 23 April 2013, land rights activist - Pablito "Abling" Egildo, was gunned down by a lone unidentified gunman whilst at home. Pablito "Abling" Egildo, 61, the leader of the Kaisahan at Samahan ng mga Mamamayan sa Canlubang (Kasamaka),a group opposing the conversion of a former sugar estate. Calamba City police Chief Supt. Marvin Saro said they were still conducting a followup investigation, but mentioned Egildo's involvement in a land dispute in Hacienda Yulo. Hacienda Yulo is a 7,000-hectare sugar estate formerly owned by the Yulo clan before the property was sold to the Ayala Land Inc. The Calamba Multi-Sectoral Council for Sustainable Development (Calambeno), an alliance of people's organizations to which Kasamaka is a member, alleged that the land developer was forcing the Egildos and about 600 other families of the former sugar estate workers out of the property to give way for the construction of a shopping mall. In its primer, Calambeno claimed the developer cut the power lines and water supply in the area three years ago and has threatened to demolish the residents' homes.