E/CN.4/1992/52 page 80 According to additional information received, the Police in Sarghoda, Punjab province, requested followers of the Ahmadi faith from 33 households to wipe off the Kalima Tayyaba inscription from the walls of their houses and the mosque at Chak No. 9, Panyar, within 24 hours. When the members of the Ahmadi community refused to do so, the police reportedly hired a person of the Christian faith to remove the inscriptions." Philippines 64. In a communication of 11 June 1991 addressed to the Government of the Philippines, the following information was transmitted by the Special Rapporteur: "The Special Rapporteur has received the following allegations concerning Negros province: According to the complaints, a certain number of persons belonging to various religious denominations which are involved in social work have allegedly been the victims of violence and persecution on account of their community and church work. Attention is drawn to the following cases: Killing of Fr. Narciso Pico According to the information received, Fr. Narciso Pico of the Philippine Independent Church of barangay Antipolo in Pontevedra, Negros Occidental, was killed on 10 January 1991 at 5 a.m. as he was preparing for a meeting of the clergy. Father Pico is said to have been a tireless defender of peoples' rights and a staunch advocate of social justice, expressing special concern for the poor members of his parish. It has been reported that a right-wing group enjoying strong military support was suspected of the killing. Father Pico is said to have been warned by friends that his life would be in danger unless he renounced his apostolic activity. Incidents of harassment and intimidation Fr. Gregorio Patino, a Roman Catholic priest, is reported to have received several letters containing death threats, the most serious of which was dated 23 January 1991. It has been alleged that stones were thrown on a chapel of the Sisters of Rural Mission which is located near a military base. The conducting of an unauthorized search of a consumer cooperative, a project of the Basic Christian Community in Mandalagan, Bacolod City, which is administered by the Socio-pastoral Apostolate of the Order of St. Benedict Sisters, has also been reported."