Tutor condems killing of LGBTQIA+ member

 By Leo Udtohan

This past Pride Month witnessed a slew of violent anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA+) hate crimes. 

For some LGBTQIA+ members, daily experiences of bias are not unusual. Many people who experience hate crimes do not report the incidents to law enforcement, for various reasons.

The recent hate crime has become a cause célèbre in Bohol province. 

Rep. Alexie Besas-Tutor of Bohol’s third district

 condemned the killing of John Engelbert Liao. 

Photo: Rep. Alexie Tutor 

More individuals joined appeals to law enforcers to identify and arrest the perpetrators in killing a local leader of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Rep. Alexie Besas-Tutor of Bohol’s third district condemned the killing of John Engelbert Liao, who was shot while driving his motorcycle in Guindulman town last Wednesday night, June 29.

“This time, I am asking all Guindulmanons that we unite, stand up, not be afraid and help all of us to speed up the investigation of the case. What you saw and observed at the time, we will release that information. We will not agree that we cannot do justice to the incident. We don’t harvest Guindulmanon! The tersero district is not harvested!” said Tutor.

Liao was rushed to the Governor Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital in Tagbilaran City where he underwent surgery for serious gunshot wounds on his chest and shoulder. But the victim died on Monday morning, July 4.

Patrolman Alchito Felecia, desk officer of Guindulman Police Station, said that investigation was still ongoing.

Liao was the founder of 3gb, an LGBTQIA+ community in Guindulman. She and her team were heavily involved in outreach programs.

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