Here in New York, dozens of activists staged a protest in front of the Philippines Consulate calling for an investigation into the killing of 19 people, including a journalist and two Filipino Americans in the province of Negros. The Philippine Army claims those killed are suspected members of New People’s Army, an armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines. This is Andan Bonifacio of the group Bayan USA speaking to Democracy Now!

Andan Bonifacio: “Negros is an island that has long been plagued by a lot of different social problems, landlessness, exploitation of sugar cane workers. And for that reason, a lot of the communities there have been fighting back and have been organizing, protesting for their rights. And it’s inspired many, many people to go to Negros to integrate with those communities, to live with them.”