BAGUIO CITY—Human rights advocates in the Cordillera on Thursday sounded the alarm following reports that an indigenous peoples' rights defender and his companion went missing in Taytay, Rizal, on April 28. In a statement, the Cordillera Human Rights Alliance (CHRA) said Gene Roz Jamil 'Bazoo' de Jesus and Dexter Capuyan were reported missing by their families after losing contact with them since 9 p.m. on April 28. De Jesus, 27, and Capuyan, 56, both studied at the University of the Philippines Baguio (UP Baguio) and became student leaders.

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