The Department of Education (DepEd) has condemned the killing of a teacher who was shot dead in Negros Occidental, a day before she was set to serve as a poll worker in the national and local elections.
Though it is unclear yet if such brutality was election-related, we denounce any acts of violence and injustice towards our teachers, who have dedicated their lives to the Filipino children and are now selflessly serving the country in this year’s election,
the agency said in a statement.
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According to Education Undersecretary Alain Pascua who also serves as head of the agency's election task force that the teacher was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. She was identified as Mercy Miguel, a teacher at Himamaylan National High School.
We urge authorities in the province to deliver swift justice for such heinous crime against our dearly departed colleague,
said Pascua and renewed calls for law enforcement agencies to protect teachers, poll workers, and voters.
DepEd has been coordinating with local officials to investigate the killing and provide support to the victim's family.
The Teachers' Dignity Coalition and the Alliance of Concerned Teachers also condemned the killing calling on President Rodrigo Duterte to ensure justice and criticizing the Commission on Elections for supposedly failing to install sufficient measures to secure the members of the electoral board against harassment and other forms of violence.
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