More than a month without justice has passed for the family and relatives of T’boli farmer Jonathan Kubot who was murdered by soldiers of the 105th IB last March 25 in Sitio Lam-afus, Barangay Lambangan, T’boli, South Cotabato.

Kubot had reportedly just finished clearing a rice field when soldiers saw him. They abducted him, subjected him to torture, and forced him to confess of being a New People’s Army (NPA) fighter. They killed him after extracting no information from him.

Meanwhile, Dumagat political prisoners Rocky Torres and Abelardo “Dandoy” Avellaneda were released on May 9 after nearly eight years of detention. The court dismissed the fabricated charges of murder and illegal possession of firearms and explosives filed against them.

The military abducted them on May 14, 2018 in General Nakar, Quezon, after an encounter with the NPA. While imprisoned, the two suffered severe torture, physical beatings, and health deterioration.