“But both of them failed to identify the suspects, whom Commander Parago identified. We also included the photos of the military agents but the driver and passenger also failed to identify them. But it is not conclusive,” Manalang said over the phone.
The police official theorized that the witnesses are afraid to come out due to the nature of the case. “The two witnesses seem to have disappeared, we have no information now on their whereabouts,” he said.
Hanimay Suazo, acting deputy secretary-general of the human rights group Karapatan, also acknowledged that the lack of witnesses has bogged down the investigation.[]
She disclosed that the Pitao family is still in hiding because unidentified men are still tailing them. “They are still harassed,” she said.[]