NDFP peace consultant killed in Quezon City

A peace consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) was killed in Quezon City on Monday.

Randall ‘Randy’ Echanis, 72, chairman of Anakpawis and deputy secretary-general of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), was stabbed dead along with an unidentified neighbor inside his rented house in Novaliches, Quezon City.

“Our anger is beyond words. This is a culture of extrajudicial killings with impunity under the Duterte regime. This is a declaratory act that national leaders of legal-democratic movement are now targeted to be killed by the Duterte regime,” former Anakpawis Party-list Rep. Ariel Casilao said in a statement sent to The Manila Times.

Casilao said Echanis spearheaded nationwide campaigns for genuine agrarian reform including free land distribution to Filipino farmers.

Echanis was a long-time NDFP consultant and a member of its Reciprocal Working Committee on Socio-Economic Reforms.

He actively participated during the 2016-2017 peace talks with the Duterte administration that tackled Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms.

Source: TheManila Times