Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro (Photos from Karapatan Central Luzon) MANILA, Philippines — A fact-finding mission of civil society groups pointed to 'possible state involvement' in the abduction of two environment defenders after it found that one of them had been red-tagged since last year. According to the mission's findings released on Saturday, there were earlier instances of harassment against Jonila Castro, 21, who along with Jhed Tamano, 22, went missing on Sept. 2. The report said armed men forced Castro and Tamano into a van in front of the Orion Water District in Barangay Lati in Bataan.

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