A 19-YEAR-old member of an indigenous people (IP) community died after he was shot by an alleged military agent in Davao del Norte Tuesday afternoon, according to Task Force Lakbayan, the organizing committee for this year’s Lakbayan ng mga Pambansang Minorya. In a text message to media Wednesday morning, the task force said Obillo Bay-ao, a Grade 6 student of Salugpongan Community Learning Center, sustained serious wounds from the shooting and was declared dead by the Davao Regional Hospital at 9 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 5. Bay-ao’s death is the 47th case of political killing in the southern Mindanao area, according to the task force. — interaksyon.com

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