Fascist state on a rampage
Following are some prominent cases of human rights violations from April to June 2002:
JUNE 6. Troops from the 6th ID shot and killed five civilians and wounded three others in Barangay Bualan, Pikit, North Cotabato. The soldiers claimed that the former MILF fighters they shot were carabao rustlers who fought back. But a church organizer in Pikit confirmed that the victims were killed when the military raided and strafed two houses at dawn that day. He identified the victims as Dokilman Duga, 48; Tata Duga, 7; Unutan Mangilay, 44; Tahir Mangilay, 30; and Tukan Midtimbang, 30. Wounded were siblings Mohammad, 19 and Layse Mangilay, 2; and Nasrodin Amerodin, 14.
MAY 21. Soldiers from the 52nd Regional Command Company of the 204th Bde killed Ruben Apolinar, his wife Rodriga and their adopted daughter Nina, 6, in Barangay Ilag, San Teodoro, Oriental Mindoro. The Apolinars were both Bayan Muna coordinators in their area.
MAY 10. A woman who was eight months pregnant was abducted in front of the Quezon City Hall and later sexually abused. The victim was a member of the Migrante International staff. She was abducted by armed men at around 10:30 p.m., fondled and threatened with rape after she could not answer questions during her interrogation.
MAY 4. Marlyn Dawag Alonzo, 31, was shot while a gun was pointed at Olivia Carias Cuevas, 43, in Pangarap Village, Caloocan City.The victims were among the residents opposing the demolition being conducted by Camel Development Corporation which is owned by Imelda Marcos son-in-law Gregorio "Greggy" Araneta III.
MAY 2. Soldiers from the 25th IB led by a Lieutenant Soriano shot and killed Mostelo Gabay, 38, and Ricardo Dulay, 37, both community leaders at Purok 5, Barangay Tagaytay, Magsaysay, Davao del Sur. Aside from the two slain victims, 18-year-old Marivic Ayuba was also wounded. Also arrested were Rosalie Uripaypay, 18; Evelyn Ngujo, 37; and Eleazar Alili, 19.
It was around 5 a.m. when about 70 soldiers arrived in the barrio. They encircled and ransacked the houses of Gabay and Dulay and arrested three suspected NPA members. After this, they riddled the house with bullets. According to reports, the soldiers also stole from the victims. Among the items stolen was corn stored for planting.
MAY 1. Five persons were killed including a teacher and a 13-year-old child in Darong, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. There were no indications that the victims resisted upon being presented with a search warrant, contrary to the propaganda being spewed by Chief Supt. Eduardo Matillano, regional police director for Southern Mindanao. The slain civilians were accused as terrorists involved in the bombings in Cotabato City in April.
FIRST HALF OF MAY. Banwaon tribal folk from Barangay Tabon-Tabon, San Luis, Agusan del Sur were hamletted after CAFGU leader Mario Napungahan accused them of harboring the Red fighters who allegedly killed one of his men. The Banwaon were forcibly concentrated in Kilometer 29 in the same town, near an AFP detachment. Suffering from hunger, they had to evacuate again to Balit, which is 22 kilometers away from Kilometer 29.
APRIL 15. A section of the 73rd IB and CAFGU elements massacred six persons in Pangyan, Barangay Tamugan, Marilog District, Davao City. Aside from the six who were slain, six others were wounded including three children. The massacre was perpetrated during an NPA wedding. Among those killed was Apolonio Enoc, 64, a peasant leader of the Farmers Association of Davao City, who was invited to serve as a wedding sponsor. Enoc was still alive after the first volley and merely suffered a leg wound. Instead of bringing him to a hospital, he was finished off by Loreto "Toto" Palma, a CAFGU element. Among those killed were Edgar Blas, Jaime Dakula, Luisita Icapan, Warlito Bayanban and Charles Bayanban.
SINCE APRIL 2000. Five massacres and seven murders have been perpetrated in Sulu. The towns of Patikul, Luuk, Panamal, Talipao, Indanan and Parang have been frequent targets of bombings and military operations. Forcible evacuations, burning of civilians� homes, killings, harassment, demolitions and illegal searches are widespread.
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