Join me in this call for justice. Please click here for your email signature. Below is my petition letter to the Secretary of Department of Justice re Killing of my brother Euvie.
31 October 2014
Atty. Leila M. De Lima
Secretary, Department of Justice
Manila, Philippines
Dear Atty. De Lima,
Greetings of Peace!
Our
family mourns for the death of my brother EUVIE
SERRANO CELESTE, a resident of Purok
Gumamela, Aras-asan, Cagwait, Surigao del Sur, 31 years of age, married
with three (3) children with ages 9, 7 and 1. He was shot dead at Brgy. Bacolod last Sunday, October 26, 2014 around
9:20PM by two unidentified gunmen riding in tandem. Based on accounts of
reliable witnesses, he was shot once and tried to survive but he was also
stabbed to death using ice pick. His companion was shocked and managed to reach
our village bringing the bad news. Hoping for second life, he was brought
to Marihatag Hospital but the working staff declared he was dead on arrival.
It is
stated in Article III (Bill of Rights) of
the 1987 Philippine Constitution that “No
person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of
law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws (Section
1); and No person shall be held to
answer for a criminal offense without due process of law (Section 14).”
We therefore request your
good office and other concerned government agencies and institutions to:
1. Conduct immediately a thorough
and impartial investigation through an independent fact-finding team on the
killing of EUVIE SERRANO CELESTE. The
investigation should not just look into the act itself but also on the root
cause of the issue.
2. Provide security for the
immediate family of the victim.
3. Implement
measures by the local police to prevent any further killings similar to the
incident concerning the use of motorcycles and loose firearms
This is our desperate call for justice being the
bereaved family and we represent those families suffering from the same
dilemma. We have high hopes in your administration that you would give priority
in the promotion and protection of human rights, hence this request.
Respectfully yours,
PROF.
RICHARD S. CELESTE, MBM
Faculty,
Mindanao State University
Family Representative
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