allegedly killed farmers under the Duterte administration. According to peasant group Unyon ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura, 213 farmers have been killed under the Duterte regime as of July 2019. The killing of farmers gained national attention when, on October 20, 2018, armed gunmen killed nine farmers inside the sugarcane plantation in Sagay, Negros Occidental. Initially, the police stated that the New People's Army may be "behind" the massacre. However, opposition groups said that the Duterte administration and the military "should be held responsible" for the killings, and another group also condemned Duterte for the killings. Farmers and other groups protested the continued killing of farmers under Duterte on the anniversary of the 1987 Mendiola massacre that occurred during the Corazon Aquino administration. The Human Rights Watch recorded at least 13 activists who have been killed since Duterte became president as of August 17, 2020. Notable activists who were killed or have died during the Duterte administration include Joseph Canlas – who was arrested on March 30, 2021, for allegedly possessing illegal firearms and explosives and subsequently died from COVID-19 complications on May 11, 2021, the 3-month old daughter of Reina Mae Nasino on October 10, 2020, Randy Echanis – who was tortured and killed inside his home in Quezon City on August 10, 2020, Zara Alvarez – who was killed in Bacolod on August 17, 2020, Jevilyn Cullamat (daughter of Bayan Muna Representative Eufemia Cullamat), and the nine activists killed during what was called the "Bloody Sunday" police raids on March 7, 2021, in Calabarzon. Lowering of the age of criminal responsibility On January 21, 2019, the House committee bill was issued, stating that the age of criminal responsibility will be lowered from 15 to nine years of age. However, it was opposed by some advocates including UNICEF and Save the Children, local politicians, artists, and celebrities who used the hashtag #ChildrenNotCriminals as the condemnation. Prior to this, it had been planned by congressmen, which was then echoed by President Duterte, to lower the age of criminal responsibility in 2016. Government action to the South China Sea territorial disputes The incident at the Reed Bank occurred on June 9, 2019, when a Chinese vessel rammed the Philippine fishing boat, F/B Gem-Ver, which carried 22 fishermen, causing the latter to sink. All of the fishermen were rescued by the Philippine Navy. Several days after incident, Duterte was kept silent about the