𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐨 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫

𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 | 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐨 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫

 

The United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) strongly condemns the senseless and tragic murder of our party volunteer, 𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫, which occurred at around 𝟗:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌, 𝟎𝟏 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒/𝟐𝟓 𝐃𝐡𝐮’𝐥-𝐇𝐢𝐣𝐣𝐚𝐡 𝟏𝟒𝟒𝟓 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐠𝐲. 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐕𝐈𝐈𝐈, 𝐂𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲. This despicable act of violence is an attack on our democratic values and the fundamental right of citizens to participate in the political process without fear of harm.

 

Mrs. Villar was a dedicated and passionate advocate for the UBJP’s principles and policies. Her life was viciously taken while she was in the act of distributing UBJP membership forms in the area as part of engaging with the community, mobilizing supporters, and amplifying the message of the UBJP.

 

𝐖𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞. 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞.

 

In this time of grief and outrage, we call upon all Bangsamoro residents, regardless of their political affiliations, to stand united in condemning this act of violence. We must remain steadfast in our commitment to democracy, freedom of expression, and the rule of law. Only through collective resilience and a shared dedication to the principles of justice and equality can we overcome this tragedy and emerge stronger as a community.

 

The UBJP extends our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Mrs. Villar. We call on all party members to extend the necessary legal ,financial, material and moral support to the bereaved family as UBJP commits to honor the memory of Mrs. Maria Alona Villar by redoubling our efforts to create a more just, inclusive, and peaceful society for all.