The 19th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army is an organic unit of the 8th Infantry (Storm Troopers) Division.[1][2]

Background

It became involved in a widely publicized incident on November 15, 2010, in which preeminent[3] Filipino botanist Leonardo Co, a forest guard named Sofronio Cortez and a local farmer named Julius Borromeo, who were gathering endangered tree species seedlings, were killed in what the Army claimed to be "a crossfire with the New People’s Army".[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Charges Filed in Connection with the Death of Botanist Leonardo Co". Department of Justice - Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  2. ↑ Roque, Mylah Reyes (2012-12-11). "CHR recommends charging soldiers in botanist killing". VERA Files. Archived from the original on 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  3. 1 2 "Philippines' top botanist killed in crossfire". ABS CBN News and Public Affairs.
  4. ↑ Acosta, Ericson (12 April 2011). "An overview of the human rights situation in Eastern Visayas".
  5. ↑ Medenilla, Vina (2022-08-11). "Nearly 12 years after esteemed botanist's killing, justice remains out of reach". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2023-11-18.


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