THE widow of the slain Sorsogon human-rights worker Teodorico Escanilla has entrusted the pursuit for justice for her husband’s killing in the hands of his colleagues.
“I leave it to my husband’s group,” Eden E. Escanilla said in the local tongue at her husband’s wake in Tagdon, Barcelona, on August 22.
She said no further comment.
Escanilla was the spokesman for Karapatan-Sorsogon and anchor of radio dzMS “Pamana ng Lahi” program.
For 10 years, he tackled human-rights issues and social justice during his weekly program.
In his last airing, he decried the killing of three civilians in Irosin, another municipality of Sorsogon.
Escanilla was shot by unidentified men as he peered from his window at Barangay Tagdon, Barcelona, at 11:30 p.m., on August 19, according to his widow.
One of the suspects was talking to her while the gunmen fired at Escanilla.
Residents said they heard gunshots from automatic rifle and pistol and spotted a tricycle and two motorcycles fleeing towards the direction of Bulusan municipality after the shooting.
Escanilla was rushed to the hospital in Sorsogon City where he died. He left eight children and a grandchild.