AFP Refuses To Tender Remains Of Indigenous Mangyan-Iraya In Mindoro; Harasses Humanitarian Mission Team Members

At around 7:45 AM on December 18, an indigenous Mangyan-Iraya died in a reported encounter between the 4th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army (4IBPA) and the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Tinis-an, Barangay San Vicente.