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Military operations during ceasefire
230 Aeta families evacuate
Two-hundred and thirty Aeta families have evacuated their homes along the Zambales-Pampanga border since December 10 to avoid intense operations launched by the 24th and 69th IB. The operations were launched in violation of the ceasefire declared by Gloria Arroyo from December 10, 2003 to January 6, 2004.
The Aeta natives began to set up camp outside the Pampanga provincial capitol on December 15 to demand the withdrawal of military forces conducting operations and the dismantling of all detachments in their area. The mass action was organized by the Central Luzon Aeta Association (CLAA) and supported by the Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luzon (AMGL) and the Anakpawis party.
According to CLAA chair Nelson Mallari, the Aeta evacuees are from the sitios of Balangkas, Sentro and Barsola in Barangay Kamias, Porac, and Barangay Nabuklod, Floridablanca. The military conducted operations in these areas while the Aetas were in the thick of harvesting rice.
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 21 December 2003
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