Alberto Ramento
Alberto Ramento, Obispo Maximo IX was the ninth Supreme Bishop and Chairperson of the Supreme Council of Bishops of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente.
He was stabbed to death in his house in the early morning.
Prior to his death, Ramento had been actively involved in various organizations and movements advocating human rights, social justice especially for the working class, civil liberties and genuine peace.
He was co-chair of the Eucumenical Bishops Forum, chaired the Promotion of Church People's Response-Central Luzon and human rights group -Tarlac, and various church and cause-oriented organizations. He was an ardent supporter of the Hacienda Luisita strikers. As the chairman of the , he also supported the struggle of the workers in Cavite, Philippines. He was also a vocal and influential critic of the Gloria Arroyo administration. He was also very vocal about the murder of Fr. William Tadena, believed to be murdered by the Cojuangco family, for his support of the Hacienda Luisita farmers.
In September 1998, the Negotiating Panel nominated him as an Independent Observer in the Joint Monitoring Committee of the .
