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HRD Attack

10 Oct 2016

Jimmy Saypan

Incident date
10 Oct 2016
Date accuracy
All Correct
Male
Affected community's leader or member
Killings
Target: Individual
Location of Incident: Philippines
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) Philippines Agriculture/food/beverage/tobacco/fishing: General, Mining, Diversified/Conglomerates
Other actors

Sources

Killing of anti-mining activist in Compostela, Mindanao, Philippines. Jimmy Saypan, Secretary General of the Compostela Farmers Association (CFA), was shot by unnamed men, allegedly from the 66th Infantry Battalion-Philippine Army (IBPA) on October 10, 2016. Saypan was also prominent in the campaign against Agusan Petroleum and Minerals Corp. and military abuses. According to the environmental group Panalipdan-Southern Mindanao, there were several attempts on his life before the killing.