The 1st IB and 203rd IBde elements apprehended and willfully killed hors de combat Red fighter Ising Domingo (Ka Mutya) on August 7 in Barangay Happy Valley, Roxas, Oriental Mindoro. He was fetching water when captured and subjected to torture after butchers failed to extract information from him.

The same military units also harassed and intimidated a Karapatan-Southern Tagalog team conducting an independent fact-finding mission in Roxas on August 9–11. Soldiers threatened and harassed the team’s peaceful protest and picket in front of the funeral where the bodies of those killed where brought.

The group then documented how the 203rd IBde soldiers stole and seized the remains of Ka Mutya and another battle casualty Red fighter Jomari Palomar (Ka Jonnel) in the middle of the night. The investigation also exposed the military rule over the Roxas civilian government.

Last week, soldiers forced over 1,000 families to evacuate barangays Lantuyang, San Ignacio, Bayanan, and Bangkatan in Baco, Oriental Mindoro. The military carried this out to subject the area to zoning operations following clashes with the NPA in Baco on August 9 and 12. This disrupted and terrorized the daily lives of the masses.

Bombing. On August 2, the 201st IBde carried out aerial bombing and strafing in the forests bordering Tagkawayan, Quezon, and Labo, Camarines Norte. This is the military’s response to an encounter with the NPA earlier that morning. The AFP bombing gravely disrupted the residents’ peaceful community.

Police and military also harassed the group Tanggol Quezon conducting a fact-finding mission on the military bombings in the province. The group aimed to determine the condition of the civilian population amid intensified combat operations and military rule.

Arrest. The 77th IB arbitrarily arrested farmers Belmar Garvida and Ferdinand Bangngad (Willy) in Sityo Salicsic, Barangay Dampig, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte on the night of August 11. Soldiers returned Garvida hours later to the community while keeping Bangngad in military custody. The victims and the tribe in the area frequently suffer surveillance, harassment, and intimidation for their opposition to the Cabacanan Dam project.