Issue No. 2 | 2015 Released by KARAPATAN (Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights)

indanao takes the center impunity that continues to pervade the non-Muslim regions of Mindanao stage of BS Aquino’s Oplan country. and in consequence, a battery of Since 2013, the counterinsurgency cases of human rights violations is MBayanihan. campaign of the BS Aquino regime committed against civilians perceived The massacre of the Lumad has been operating on failed objectives as supporters or suspected members leaders Dionel Campos, Juvello Sinzo and missed deadline, based on the of the revolutionary movement led by and Emerito Samarca on September 1 Armed Forces of the Philippines’ own CPP-NPA-NDF. in Lianga, Surigao del Sur brought to admission. The BS Aquino regime In December 2014, Eastern the fore the state of human rights in aimed to “neutralize” and “render Mindanao Command chief Lt. Gen. Mindanao and in the whole country irrelevant” the Communist Party of Aurelio Baladad claimed 53 percent under the BS Aquino regime—the the Philippines-National Democratic of the NPA force are in Mindanao, unabated political killings, attacks Front of the Philippines-National particularly in Caraga and Davao on communities and on self-initiated Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) but regions, which has the “most number schools, forced evacuation, among failed to even “make a dent.” of NPA guerrilla fronts and armed many other military atrocities. The The AFP’s admission was regulars” and that “90 percent of the brazenness by which the crime was immediately followed by a massive guerilla bases in Mindanao are in IP committed speaks of the climate of deployment of troops in Mindanao. (indigenous people’s) areas.” There are now at least 55 AFP combat The AFP’s pronouncement battalions or 44,000 troops in the explains why it is not by accident, but rather by design, that the current targets of Oplan Bayanihan are the Lumad of Mindanao. The Southern Mindanao region has 46 documented cases of extrajudicial killing while CARAGA has 24 victims of extrajudicial killing and six victims of enforced disappearance under the 2 Karapatan Monitor 3 3 April-September 2015 3

TABLE 1: Violations of Civil & Political Rights BS Aquino regime. Of the five Community Learning Center (STTILC) Mindanao under siege under the Noynoy Aquino Government group Magahat/ Mindanao in 2015: in Sitio Bugna, documented cases of massacre in six and put in place AFP-run schools, (July 2010 to September 2015) Bagani Force/ Tagaloan, Bukidnon; in Pangantucan, months, from April-September 2015, with soldiers as teachers. The RIC is The forces of the AFP and its Marcos Bocales also in Bukidnon province; and, in four happened in Mindanao. convened by the National Intelligence paramilitary groups continue to group opened Paquibato, Davao City. To augment the 55 combat Coordinating Agency (NICA), an intensify their terrorist operations in Violation No. of victims fire at Dionel “Junjun” (not his real name), 15, battalions, the AFP became more agency directly under the Office of the Mindanao, especially in Lumad areas. Extrajudicial Killing 294 Campos and his lived to tell the story of his family who aggressive in recruiting civilians President. NICA officials report to the While the BS Aquino regime and cousin Juvello were massacred by soldiers from the into the paramilitary groups, which President; and its Director General is the AFP take every effort to distance Enforced Disappearance 28 Sinzo (earlier 1st Special Forces-Philippine Army bore various indigenous names for the President’s principal adviser on itself from the monsters they have Torture 172 reported as in Sitio Mandum, Brgy. Mendis, acceptability in communities. In intelligence. created, history has shown us that the Rape 6 Aurello/Bello Pangantucan, Bukidnon. He essence, these paramilitary groups Despite the uproar on the Lianga proliferation and use of paramilitary Sinzo) and a wanted to tell their story but his head, are the AFP’s Civilian Armed Force massacre, in the country and in groups as surrogates of the military Frustrated Extrajudicial Killing 318 staff member he said, whirled as he recalled what Geographical Unit (CAFGU). More the international community, the are the same today as they were during Illegal Arrest without Detention 2,326 of ALCADEV happened on August 18, 2015. importantly, the recruitment is meant BS Aquino regime’s response has martial law, or even earlier. Illegal Arrest and Detention 911 Belen Itallo in “Junjun” lost his father to destroy the unity among the people. been the usual lies that contradict Today’s Civilian Armed Force the presence of Herminio Samia, 70, who was The dictum of “either you are with us each other. The regime continues Geographical Unit (CAFGU), Special Illegal Search and Seizure 551 the community almost blind. He also lost his brother or you’re with the terrorists” is applied to shun away from the call for an Civilian Armed Auxilliary (SCAA), Physical Assault and Injury 555 members in Jobert, 20; his nephew Norman,13; Investment Defense Force (IDF), to justify attacks against those who international probe specifically, of the Demolition 21,516 Km.16, Bgy. and his two uncles Emer Somina, 17, refuse to take part in the regime’s dirty United Nations, saying it is already Magahat-Bagani Force, Alamara, Diatagon, and Welmer Somina, 19. They were war against the Filipino masses. investigating the massacre. But more Sanmatrida, NIPAR, Dela Mance Violation of Domicile 953 Lianga, Surigao all in Herminio’s house for lunch. Also, the Lumad schools continue than two months after the brutal group are the Civilian Home Defense Destruction of Property 14,677 del Sur. Campos At around 3 p.m., they heard a Force (CHDF), Ilaga, Rock Christ, to draw the ire of the regime. The killing of Campos, Sinzo and Samarca, Divestment of Property 1,141 and Sinzo died series of gunfire coming from the attacks range from red tagging, actual no one has been arrested and the Pulahan, Greenan of the martial law instantly, while forest. Jobert suggested they go to a military encampment, threat and evacuees remain Tandag City Sports era. The names may have changed, Forced Evacuation 63,824 Itallo survived. safer place, but Herminio said they harassment of the teachers, students Complex. but they are all the same— effectively Threat/Harassment/Intimidation 161,552 The back of should stay as they were civilians Amid the escalation of State controlled by the AFP and are equally Campos’s head and had nothing to do with the fight. and parents, closing down and Indiscriminate Firing 12,454 burning of school houses. terrorist attacks against the poor responsible for gross human rights was blown Besides, he can no longer take long The seemingly local move by the majority, calls for the resumption violations, including brutal killings. Forced/Fake Surrender 303 off, as some walks because of his eyesight. When Davao del Norte Schools Division of the peace talks between the Of the total 294 victims of Forced Labor/Involuntary witnesses the gunfire ended after more than an extrajudicial killings documented by 204 Superintendent Josephine Fadul to government and the NDFP never Servitude believed armed hour, they heard someone shouted, close down Lumad schools in May cease, however dim the prospects Karapatan as of September 30, 2015, men used an “You, NPA inside the house get out and 2015 was actually part of a scheme have become. But, the government, the paramilitary groups are involved Use of Civilians in Police and/ M203 rifle get down here!” planned by the Regional Intelligence instead of engaging the NDFP at in 92 cases. In all these documented or Military Operations as Guides 29,257 to shoot him. The men, except for Herminio, Committee (RIC). On its April 23, the negotiating table, has arrested cases, the paramilitary groups did not and/or Shield Sinzo’s arms were forced to come down and saw operate on their own, but on orders 2015, the RIC planned to close down most of its counterparts as 20 peace Use of Schools, Medical, were also the soldiers who ordered them to raise the Salugpungan Ta Tanu Igkanugon consultants are now in jail. of the main unit of the AFP they broken due to their hands. Herminio, on the other belonged to. Religious and Other Public 182,389 heavy beating. hand, tried to explain how difficult it is The paramilitary Places for Military Purpose In the for him to go down, but a soldier only groups such as Magahat- Restriction or Violent Dispersal same morning, cursed, “Litse, bakit hindi makababa Bagani, Alamara, and the of Mass Actions, Public 30,703 Emerito ay meron namang hagdan? (How can De La Mance group are Samarca’s you not come down when there is a armed and trained by the Assemblies and Gatherings remains was stair”). military—capitalizing on found in one of Herminio obliged. Half-blind, the people’s impoverished the classrooms Herminio did not know where to go condition, illiteracy, playing in the school and started to stray, until he reached Also, the refusal of the people to be on superstitious beliefs, compound of ALCADEV (Alternative a coffee tree. The soldiers shot part of these paramilitary groups are and the bastardization of Learning Center for Agricultural and Herminio, then his nephew Emer. taken by the regime as a sign that they indigenous culture and Livelihood Development). Samarca “Junjun” would have been the next are NPA members or supporters and processes. The State used was Executive Director of ALCADEV. target, but he was able to run, hiding are therefore marked as targets for these groups, now and His throat was slit open, with a cut behind big rocks until he reached the liquidation. then, to attack communities that ran from ear to ear. He was also house of Orenio Samia, his uncle. The combined terror of the AFP believed to be members shot two times in the chest. The next day, 27 residents, and its surrogate paramilitary groups and/or supporters of the The killings happened while a part including barangay councilor Isabero resulted in serious violations of human New People’s Army. of the same paramilitary group was Sulda checked Herminio’s place, rights and has claimed many lives, The regime’s use of a in Han-ayan. The group burned down where they saw about 22 soldiers who displaced communities, and dislocated worn-out tactic of divide- the community’s cooperative store and ordered them to line up. The soldiers sources of livelihood. and-rule takes advantage the elementary school operated by the took pictures of the 27 villagers and of other people’s miserable Massacre Tribal Filipino Program in Surigao del listed down their names. They were A picture paints a thousand words. Military condition and use them to Sur (TRIFPSS). told to collect the remains, but were encampment at Han-ayan, Lianga, Surigao del Sur. quell dissent among equally On September 1, at around 4 a.m., Prior to the Lianga massacre, also warned not to look at the soldiers. impoverished kababayan. members of the AFP’s paramilitary three other massacres happened in The villagers found Herminio Samia’s 4 Karapatan Monitor 5 5 April-September 2015 5

body near a coffee tree. He was shot in the stomach and his intestines were exposed. Emer Somina’s body was found near the house’s door. Norman Samia was found a few steps away, with an ear cut off and his jaw broken. Welmer’s left hand was cut off from his wrist and had a gunshot on his nose, which disfigured his face. Jobert’s body was found near Welmer’s. The soldiers provided the residents with plastic bags to transport the remains. They were ordered to take the bodies to the top of a hill where they will be loaded into a helicopter. At the hilltop, Aida Seisa, one of the survivors of a the residents were told to massacre in Paquibato, Davao del Norte. prepare the ground so the helicopter could land. But when it rained, the soldiers again ordered them to a.m., Seisa heard the news that Datu soldiers think they can still fool us. wounded in Sitio Bugna, Brgy. to check if it was true. Mandar was noted down the cases and no further instead move the bodies back to the Ruben Laydan Enlog, Jr., Randy Who would have thought of hauling Casinglot, Tagoloan in Misamis horrified to see soldiers in camouflage actions were taken. barangay hall at Madum, Mendis. The Lavarcon Carnasa, and Oligario land mines of about three kilos each Oriental on March 29, 2015. uniforms and in assault position. She soldiers went back with them to the Quimbo were dead. Randy’s body in the midst of strafing? They just Found dead after the operation hurried back but realized that her Extrajudicial killing community. was in front of Seisa’s house in a made up the story. How can he carry of the 1st Special Forces Battalion- neighbors, Dodong, Nilo, Jojo, Rosalie “Junjun”, after narrating to his Philippine Army were Enemesio Neri Aluto, Arnel Aluto and Rosalie’s Luis Carbajosa, 44, a farmer crawling position with two land mines two land mines when his armpit was and caretaker in a banana plantation uncle what he saw, has not spoken for a of about three kilos each beside him. blown-up!),” Felipe Carnasa, son of Casas Sr., 56; Fiel Casas, 17; children had followed her. She signaled time because of trauma. The members Bernabe Sarocam, 40; and to them to go back, but it was too late. in Mampising, Brgy. Tagnanan, Randy was covered with blood coming Randy, said upon seeing his father’s Mabini, Compostela Valley was shot of the 1st Special Forces Battalion from his left shoulder. Datu Ruben and dead body covered with blood. Rosalie Neri Aluto, 39, who died The soldiers opened fire at them. have not left the community since in the hospital. Those wounded were They ran to different directions, dead on April 28, 2015 by two armed Oligario were found a few meters away Datu Ruben Enlog was an Ata men believed to be members of the then. They are now in the process of from Randy. tribal leader and chairperson of Enemesio Casas Jr., 19; Jesse some hid behind trees. But the soldiers building an army detachment in the Mio-mio, 22; Eulogio Dacumos, chased and shot at the people and 71st IB-PA. The 69th IB-PA was quick to cover Nagkahiusang Lumad sa Paquibato While having dinner with his wife community. up the massacre by planting the two (United Lumad of Paquibato), while and Potenciano Mariano. houses. Mandar saw Rosalie ran Like “Junjun” Aida Seisa, 34, On March 30, the 403rd Brigade carrying her one-year-old son. Rosalie Marilou and three children, Luis stood land mines, one grenade, an M14 rifle, Carnasa and Quimbo were farmer- up to tend to their store when a man survived the Paquibato massacre but and an M1 garand beside the dead members of the Paquibato District Commander Jesse Alvarez claimed already had a gunshot wound in her was traumatized by the incident. Aida that those killed were NPA members back. The volley of fire lasted for two said he wanted to buy cigarette. A few bodies to justify its claim that those Peasant Alliance (PADIPA), an minutes later Marilou and children now detests the sight pancit (noodles) killed were members of the NPA. affiliate of the Kilusang Magbubukid who had encountered soldiers of the hours. When the shooting ended, because she was cooking pancit for her 1st Special Forces Battalion-PA. residents heard someone shouted, heard gunshots. Marilou rushed to According to Seisa, they were ng Pilipinas (National Peasant the store and found Carbajosa lying daughter’s birthday celebration when in the living room when they heard Movement) in Southern Mindanao Sitio Bugna is part of the “Gawas mo sa inyong gitagoan, mga the massacre happened; she is now 300-hectare ancestral land claimed military mi!” (Come out from hiding, on the floor, lifeless, and bathed in his a series of gunfire directed at her region. Seisa is a Lumad leader and the own blood. He sustained 18 gunshot easily shaken by any loud sound or house. She immediately dropped to spokesperson of PADIPA. All victims and presently tilled by the Lumad we are soldiers!). even by people shouting. group led by Datu Gabunan. The CD In a press conference the survivors wounds that caused his immediate the ground and saw Ronil Enlog and were active in the campaign against death. On June 14, 2015, at midnight, Oligario Quimbo crawled towards the entry of mining exploration in Corporation used to occupy the place of the massacre declared, “We are not soldiers from the 69th IB-PA strafed until its 25-year lease expired in 2009. NPA but civilians trying to till our Marilou said he saw the man who the kitchen. She also saw Datu Ruben their community. shot Carbajosa ran towards the road Seisa’s house at Purok 7, Brgy. Paradise Enlog fell when he was hit in the back. Seisa was earlier reported missing, Refusing to leave the community, the land. If we had weapons, we should Embac, Paquibato District, Davao City. CD Corporation hired company guards have killed the company guards who and took a red motorcycle driven by The people inside the house shouted, but two months after the massacre another man. The motorcycle had no At the time, there were guests who “Sir, please stop, we are all civilians! she resurfaced and attended a hearing to drive away the Lumad, subjecting have been harassing us for a long time attended the birthday celebration of them to continuous threats and now.” plate number. Help!!! But the shooting continued. conducted by the Davao City Council Marilou recalled that two weeks Seisa’s daughter. The gunfire lasted for “Kinsa ang ginailad sa mga on the incident. Seisa related what harassment. The DC Company guards on about 30 minutes. Seisa, her husband At around 6 to 7 a.m. on March several occasions had burned the before the killing, two men aboard sundalo? Kinsa gud ang magbitbit happened on June 14 and how she and the same red motorcycle without a Henry and three daughters were ug landmine nga tig-3 ka kilo kung her family managed to escape and 29, news spread among the residents houses of the Lumad, stole their able to run away from their house. that armed men were again in the farm tools and food. The Lumad plate number asked Carbajosa if he gi-straping na mo? Gahimo-himo sought shelter among relatives. knew where the chairperson of the Seisa’s daughter “Chingching”, the ra gyud sila ug estorya. Unsaon pa In April, reports reached community. Thinking they were has reported these incidents to the birthday celebrator, was also wounded. company guards, some of the residents, Tagoloan Police station several times Mampising Cooperative lives. The men paggunit ni Papa sa duha ka landmine Karapatan that four Lumad farmers also asked Carbajosa for a sketch of the By sunrise, on June 14, around 6 nga nabungkag na iyang ilok!” (The were killed and four others were among them Marilou Mandar, went already, but the police officers only 6 Karapatan Monitor 7 7 April-September 2015 7

chairperson’s house. Marilou TABLE 2: Victims of Extrajudicial Killing & Enforced Disappearance said she heard her husband answered he did not know under Noynoy Aquino Gov’t the person. By Sector (July 2010 to September 2015) lt. Gen. Baladad Marilou believed Carbajosa was killed because Sector Extrajudicial Killing Enforced Disappearance a year after at the Eastern Mindanao Command of his active involvement in Church 3 0 the causes of farmers. The Entrepreneur 5 0 family also learned that he Environmentalist 7 0 umerous human rights violations—the massacres, gruesome killings, military occupation of civilian homes was in the Order of Battle of Fisherfolk 5 0 and facilities, forced recruitment into the mushrooming paramilitary groups—are committed by soldiers the 71st IB-PA. Fisherfolk 5 0 Government Employee 4 0 under the Eastern Mindanao Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in the non-Muslim regions Carbajosa was vice Government Employee 4 0 N chairperson of the Hugpong Indigenous People* 75 2 of Mindanao. The EastMinCom is headed by Lt. General Aurelio Baladad since September 2014. sa mga Mag-uuma sa Mabini Minor 27 1 A loyal implementer of Macapagal-Arroyo’s Oplan Bantay Laya, Lt. Gen. Baladad now does the same dirty (HUMABIN), a municipal- Peasant 215 23 tactics against the civilian population in Mindanao under BS Aquino’s Oplan Bayanihan. Baladad should be wide organization of farmers Teacher 2 0 held liable for all the crimes committed against the peasants and Lumad that continue to rise since he assumed and an affiliate of the Urban poor 14 1 command of the EastMinCom. Kilusang Magbubukid ng Human rights worker 6 0 In a month after Baladad’s appointment as commander of the 55 combat battalions in areas considered as Pilipinas (KMP)-Southern Human rights worker 6 0 Mindanao. Worker 16 1 NPA hotspots—particularly the Caraga region, Davao provinces and the northern Mindanao area—military and Jel Ahing, 28, was Youth and Student 9 1 paramilitary occupation of communities and Lumad schools intensified, and cases of killing, arson, hamletting, killed by members of the Moro 9 1 and evacuation of communities increased. There is also a renewed AFP campaign to forcibly recruit the Lumad Alamara paramilitary group Transport 9 1 into the paramilitary groups and in the AFP’s community intelligence network. More cases of staged or fake because he and his brothers Health 1 0 surrenders have been documented. refused to be members of In Baladad’s one year as EastMinCom chief, Karapatan documented 40 victims of extrajudicial killings, 30 Alamara. In the mind of frustrated killings, four massacres, and 24 incidents of forced evacuation in various non-Muslim regions in these fascist-trained attack paramilitary group. Romy refused. window and saw five armed men Mindanao. dogs, they are NPA members or This irked Diwangan and his men who roaming around the store where supporters. The following are among the highlighted cases of human rights violations from September 2014 to September immediately accused Romy and his Frenie was sleeping. The store is just a 2015, Baladad’s first year as head of the EastMinCom. On July 19, 2015, at about 12:30 brother Jil and Domiyo as supporters meter away from their residence. She noon, 13 members of the Alamara of the NPA and threatened to kill recognized Romulo dela Mance and On October 12, 2014, Rolando Dagansan and son Juda were killed by members of the 66th IB-PA. Dagansan, paramilitary group led by Sammy them. Diwangan said their group has Mario Misto who were in front of the 43, and Juda, 15 came from their farm in Kabityan, New Bataan, Compostela Valley, when they were attacked by Diwangan and Emboy Gayao strafed been closely monitoring the Ahing store. She also saw Inad Santos, Maco soldiers. In a very rare instance, the AFP admitted to a crime; but asserted it was an accident. The remains of father Jel Ahing and his brother Domiyo brothers. Santos, and Lolong Cumaingking, and son were peppered by bullets and their faces disfigured. Ahing, 37. Domiyo was with his wife The Alamara paramilitary group Romulo’s brother-in-law and 20 In October 24, 2014, Lumad leader Henry Alameda of Malahutayong Pakigbisog Alang sa Sumusunod Alden and four children, ages 12, 8, 7 in Bukidnon is attached to the 8th other armed men. Inad Santos and and 3. (Mapasu) was killed in Sitio Cabalawan, Brgy. San Isidro, Lianga, Surigao del Sur by elements of the 2nd Scout IB-PA and are frequently seen in the Maco Santos are members of the Ranger Batallion, 36th IB-PA, and 3rd Special Forces Battalion, under the 401st Brigade-Philippine Army, and Domiyo, who survived the army detachment in Binangkasan, Magahat-Lumad. strafing, said they were walking along Canangaan, Cabanglasan, Bukidnon. Nenita recalled Romulo shouting the paramilitary groups of Calpit Egua and Marcial Belandres. Belandres’s men were reportedly among those the river towards Jel’s farm in the Another notorious paramilitary at Landasan to open the door. He then responsible for the Lianga massacre in September 1, 2015. village of Saluringan in Cabanglasan, group that operates in Cabanglasan in kicked, and fired at, the door. Frenie On October 27, 2014, six armed men set on fire a corn sheller and a school at Sitio Kabulohan, Brgy. Buhisan, Bukidnon when Alamara members Bukidnon province is the Dela Mance replied, “ayaw intawon Gaw Bong kay San Agustin, Surigao del Sur. The residents tried to put out the fire, but the armed men indiscriminately fired led by Sammy Diwangan and Emboy group, which has figured in a number wala koy atraso sa inyo” (Please don’t at them, causing the people to scramble for safety. The incident led to the evacuation of almost 1,800 Lumad Gayao ambushed them. of human rights violations. [kill] me cousin Bong, I have not done The Alamara members fired at individuals who sought refuge at the Diatagon Barangay Gym. Classes in at least 10 community schools and Earlier this year, on March 28, 2015, you wrong). But, Romulo and his men learning centers were suspended, affecting 900 students. them for almost a minute, hitting Jel the Dela Mance group shot Frenie fired their guns that lasted two-to- in his left shoulder and in the neck. Ganancia Landasan. three minutes. The killing of Banwaon chieftain Necasio “Angis” Precioso, Sr. happened on December 22, 2014 in Brgy. While everyone else ran for safety, Frenie was watching television Landasan’s mother believed that Balit, San Luis, Agusan del Sur. He was shot by members of the 26th IB-PA for his opposition to the military’s Domiyo ran to to assist his brother in the house of his mother Nenita the killing of Frenie Landasan was in Community Organizing for Peace and Development (COPD), a component of Oplan Bayanihan. Angis knew that who died right away. The Alamara Landasan in Purok 3, Brgy. Dalacutan, retaliation to the death of Dorlito dela COPD would bring in more soldiers into his community and would endanger the lives of his constituents. members casually walked away, Cabanglasan, Bukidnon when they Mance who was killed by members leaving behind the dead and the Four months later, some 187 Banwaon families or almost a thousand individuals from the villages of barangays noticed the barking of dogs in the of the NPA on March 28, 2015. The Mahagsay, Binikalan, and San Pedro evacuated to the center of Brgy. Balit, San Luis, Agusan del Sur due to the wounded. Domiyo had cuts in the legs, neighborhood. At about 8:30 p.m., local NPA command said Dorlito dela combat operations of 26th IB-PA and the Magahat paramilitary group. The soldiers encamped in barangay face and hands; while his son was hit Frenie told his mother to close the Mance was punished for the crimes of with splinters in the legs and face. house’s door. He said he was going to the De la Mance paramilitary group halls and in Lumad schools, forcing the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines to close down six of its schools. The Before the killing, Sammy the cooperative store to rest, for he had against the people, specifically against soldiers forcibly recruited residents to join the Peace and Development Volunteers, essentially a paramilitary group Diwangan and Emboy Gayao of to wake up early the next day. the indigenous groups in Bukidnon. used by the AFP in its counterinsurgency program. the Alamara group summoned At about 9 p.m., Nenita noticed The Dela Mance group vowed to The situation in Brgy. White Culaman, Kitaotao, Bukidnon is characteristically a handiwork of the Palparan Domiyo and Jel’s elder brother Romy the barking dogs were already outside execute all those they suspect as type of generals like Baladad. The 8th and 23rd IB-PA have placed Brgy. White Culaman essentially under martial to the Alamara assembly, where their house. She peeked through the members or supporters of the NPA. they tried to recruit Romy into the (Continued on page 8) 8 Karapatan Monitor 9 9 April-September 2015 9

(“Lt.Gen. Baladad...” from page 7) Frenie Landasan was 43 years old, days, the evacuees from San Miguel At the waiting shed, one of the The Magahat members left and married with eight children. He was a and Lianga would merge at the Tandag Magahat members asked for Tejero’s brought with them two civilians, farmer and Chairperson of Higaonon City stadium. cell phone. Tejero refused. But the Lawrence Bocales and Berios Tribal Association of Dalacutan. In The Lianga massacre and the Magahat member threatened Tejero, Bocales, both from Sitio Nalindog. law—confined mobility of the people within the community; 2007, Frenie was appointed as the killing of the Tabugol brothers were “Ano ba maam kakain ka ba ng bala? The two were used as guides by the tagging people as NPA supporters or members and forcing them to store tender of their cooperative store, preceded by a series of harassment Ibigay mo sa amin ang cellphone mo!” paramilitary group. surrender or to take part in military activities against the NPA; illegal a project assisted by Senator Teofisto and coercion among the residents, (Would you rather eat bullets, ma’am? The killing of ALCADEV arrests, and many more, which led to their evacuation. Guingona III. especially the teachers and para- Give us your cell phone!). The Magahat Executive Director Emerito Samarca Some 800 Ata Manobo from Talaingod and Kapalong, who are The killing was followed by more teachers of the Lumad schools, who members then escorted Tejero back to and the burning of the TRIFPSS now at the United Church of Christ-Haran in Davao City, was due to cases of military abused that led the were obviously hunted down by the her cottage to get the cell phone. school showed how much the regime community to leave their homes and 36th and 75th IB-PA and the Magahat- Back in the waiting shed, the abhorred the Lumad schools. atrocities committed by the military and the Alamara. The military seek temporary shelter in the city Bagani-Hasmin Acevedo paramilitary Magahat members ordered the In Surigao del Sur alone, the harassed teachers and students of the Mindanao Interfaith Services center. operatives. people to proceed to the basketball military and paramilitary groups had Foundation Inc. (MISFI Academy). A 14-year-old girl was also raped While the Alamara paramilitary court. There, Magahat members burned down three Lumad schools in by members of the 68th IB-PA. wreaks havoc in the communities in Attacks against Lumad schools told the residents to surrender their a span of one year: In October 2014 United Nations Special Rapporteur for Internally Displaced the provinces of Bukidnon and Davao relatives who are NPA members. in Kabulohan, Brgy. Buhisan, San to support the combat operations of There are more than 180,000 While inspecting the male residents, Agustin; and, two on September 1, Persons Dr. Chaloka Beyani was in the country for an official victims of the use of schools, medical visit and was able to visit and talk to the evacuees at the UCCP- the 72nd, 8th, and 60th IB-PA, the one Magahat member approached 2015 in Han-ayan and in Panokmoan Magahat-Bagani-Hasmin Acevedo facilities, religious places, for military Tejero and asked if she knew ‘Ray’ and in Brgy. Diatagon, Lianga. Haran. In his exit statement, he said, “I was alarmed that tribal paramilitary group is mostly found in purposes; more than half of these are ‘Norma.’ Similar attacks on schools are leaders reported that their communities were consistently being the areas where the 36th, 29th, and in Mindanao. Tejero, a graduate of ALCADEV, experienced in other communities manipulated and divided and that they had been harassed and the 75th IB-PA operate. In San Miguel, Surigao del Sur, said she knows them—Norma is the where Lumad schools exist. received threats when they expressed their opposition. Indeed, Two days before the Lianga On August 9, 2015, members of the Executive Director of TRIFPPS while In Sitio Tibucag, Brgy. Dagohoy, Magahat paramilitary group in San some leaders and members of the indigenous communities have massacre, on August 28, 2015, the Ray works in ALCADEV. Having in Talaingod, Davao del Norte, Tabugol brothers Crisanto, 39, and Miguel, Surigao del Sur tried to force heard Tejero’s answer, the armed elements of the 60th and 68th IB-PA been killed over the past years, reportedly due to their anti-mining open the TRIFPSS teachers’ cottage at activities.” Ely, 34, were shot, one after the other, man accused her of being a member and the Alamara paramilitary group by elements of the 36th IB and some around 4:45 a.m. Regine Tejero, 20, of the NPA “because Ray and Norma encamped in the Salugpungan Ta In its vain attempt to divert the issue, Col. Eduardo Gubat, members of a paramilitary group led who lives in the Teachers’ cottage with are NPA members and so are the Tanu Igkanugon Community Learning speaking for the EastMinCom, deliberately twisted Beyani’s by a certain Hasmin Acevedo at Brgy. Jocel Bocales, 12, came out. rest of the teachers of ALCADEV and Center (STTICLC), at the Tibucag statements to conform to the EastMinCom’s vile scheme to further Siagao, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur. Tejero is a para-teacher while TRIFPPS.” Elementary School, and near the day harass the evacuees. Beyani, in response, called the AFP’s move as San Miguel is about two hours away Bocales is a student in one of the The paramilitary told Tejero they care center of the Municipal Social community schools operated by the “gross misrepresentation” of his statement. In all these, Baladad from Lianga. can burn down the schools, even the Welfare Development office from Coming from a store, Ely was shot Tribal Filipino Program of Surigao del teachers and students, if they catch January to May 2015. The Tibucag acted like he did not have a hand in the EastMinCom statement, Sur school (TRIFPSS). accepting Gubat’s resignation after the fiasco. in the foot. He immediately fell on them having classes. She was told to Elementary School has 300 pupils the ground. Standing on both knees Tejero and Bocales saw three “just marry and live a trouble-free enrolled in the day care program up to Like his commander in chief BS Aquino, Baladad, despite the and both hands raised, he pleaded members of the Magahat paramilitary life.” The Magahat members handed Grade 6; while there are 13 high school scores of right violations of soldiers under his command, has only the gunmen, “Please don’t, sir. We are group who had their long firearms Tejero a letter, with a logo of the students at the STTICLC. The number the NPA to blame. He commended soldiers of the 69th IB-PA for civilians”. Despite his plea, he was shot aimed at them. The men ordered the two Bagani group, urging the people to of soldiers and Alamara members who the death of Lumad datu and peasant leaders in the Paquibato in the forehead followed by nine more to proceed to the waiting shed in Purok surrender their relatives who are NPA use the schools as their temporary 16, some 50 meters away from Tejero’s massacre, calling the three NPA, as if it was enough reason to kill shots all over his body. Crisanto tried members and to stop supporting the camps range from 17 to 70. to run, but was shot three times. He cottage. The whole community was NPA. civilians. In the Lianga massacre, Baladad simply disowned the ordered to gather there, too. Magahat-Bagani paramilitary group, saying it “is not part of our died instantly. The gunmen then fired at the six houses nearby preventing the command and control” when public pressure for accountability residents to immediately respond to increased. After the Lianga massacre, Karapatan demanded for the killing. Baladad’s resignation; Malacañang did not even flinch. Their older brother Ramil later Before his promotion as chief of EastMinCom, Baladad was head went to the place of incident, but no of the 10th Infantry Division-Philippine Army (ID-PA), which covers one dared to help him carry his dead the Davao provinces. The unit was as felonious as it could be. brothers’ bodies inside their house. Baladad was a key figure in the illegal arrest, torture and All the residents of Brgy. Siagao decided to evacuate because the armed detention of the 43 health workers in 2010 known as Morong 43. men threatened to kill them all. On Baladad was promoted several times under the BS Aquino regime. the early morning of August 29, 2015, In July 2013, he became Major General and had a brief stint with the 332 families evacuated and some went 3rd ID-PA in Western Visayas. to the Tina Elementary School. Most A loyal implementer of the State’s counterinsurgency program, stayed at the municipal gym where Baladad is well rewarded by the regimes he served. But the people residents of Sitio Nalindog, Brgy. rightfully despises him, he being the personification of Oplan Bolhoon, who earlier evacuated for the same reason, were also there. Starting ALCADEV and TRIFPSS students. Learning Bayanihan a.k.a Oplan Bantay Laya version 3.0. September 2 and on to the next few continues, in and out of school. 10 Karapatan Monitor 11 11 April-September 2015 11

In April, 70 elements of 68th Threat, harassment, coercion of to “surrender” because of planted Padona refused back using M203 rifles; their heads were in another village to harvest IB-PA and 10 Alamara members people in the communities evidence. were wrapped with cellophanes. Jun corn. When they came back on May 13, led by Sgt. Efren Catagi called for Lito Gawilan, a Lumad-Manobo, to bring her son, Saponan, 13, Asat Lagtian, 38, and “Tess” told her parents who reported a community “meeting”, as they The red tagging of schools as came from his farm when he saw Bos-ok Sulinay, 40, were beaten the incident to the barangay captain. usually do when they arrive in the “NPA schools” stems from the state’s soldiers outside his house. The door saying he was not a by the military using a “de bomba” The soldiers tried to settle the case by community. During the meeting, belief that the communities where of his house was already open and (handmade rifle used for hunting birds) giving the family of “Tess” Php 55,000, Catagi discouraged the parents from these schools exist are NPA mass base his family’s belongings scattered on member of the NPA owned by tribal leader Datu Aginod in the presence of the barangay enrolling their children in STTICLC, and the residents are NPA members the floor. Lito went closer and saw a Iponan. The men were repeatedly asked captain, so they will not file charges as the school is “subversive.” or supporters. The AFP uses this as bag of nails strewn all over the front but the military about the NPA. Datu Aginod said the against the soldiers. In May, elements of the 68th IB- basis to justify its abuses and atrocities door. The soldiers said the nails were military also took one “de bomba” and On July 4, “Tess” had just finished PA summoned purok leader Waway against the people. components of explosives, thus he was threatened her, nine bolo from the community. The her classes and was playing with her Dagwaan to the Tibucag Elementary People are coerced to admit they immediately given a pen and ordered men were all members of KASILO classmates near their school when a School. The military told Dagwaan to are members or supporters of the NPA, to sign a “surrender” document. “kung dili nimo (Kaugalingong Sistema Igpasusindog certain Jay-ar of the 68th IB-PA held kill the teachers who will be seen going that they were involved in certain Caught unprepared and out of fear, tu Lumadnong Ogpaan), a local her hand, brought her to a grassy to the STTICLC. “Do not continue the ambuscades against the military or Gawilan signed the document. He does igawas imong organization of the Lumad. portion of the field and raped her. The high school education. Because if they they are spying on the military for not even own the nails. One mother in the village of incident was again reported to the (the Lumad) learn, they will resist [the the NPA. The people are forced to Also, soldiers and members of the anak, ikaw among Inayaman in San Fernando, Bukidnon barangay. military].” surrender, turn in their guns, and paramilitary groups conducted illegal took her own life by taking a liquid rat “Tess” and her mother would later On May 6, soldiers summoned the sign documents of surrender, and/or searches in the houses of the residents, kuhaon!” (“If you killer because she can no longer bear join the Talaingod evacuees at the leaders of Sitio Tibucag for another become members of the paramilitary confiscated the residents’ belongings the military’s threat to her and her UCCP-Haran. “meeting,” and were told to burn groups set up by the military. and property, or destroyed them. do not bring your son. Soldiers of the 68th IB-PA coerced down the school because “it is run On June 11, the 68th IB-PA, In May 2015, elements of the 68th Gimbel Padona to bring to them her Illegal arrests by communists.” The tribal leaders Alamara and EastMinCom chief IB-PA and Alamara members cut son to us, we will son, whom the military claimed was a refused and told the military they Aurelio Baladad summoned more down about 30 cacao trees, 20 banana member of the NPA. Padona refused On August 25, combined forces of wanted the school to remain and to than 500 indigenous people the trees, and two durian trees owned by take you instead!”). to bring her son, saying he was not a the AFP and Philippine National Police expand because the school provides Jose Balimba Libayao gym in the residents. Alamara leader Alambi member of the NPA but the military (PNP) rounded up at least 15 civilians their children free education. Talaingod, Davao del Norte. Bacolcol Salangani was heard saying, “Tanom Overtaken by fear, threatened her, “kung dili nimo igawas in Brgy. White Culaman, mostly Similar “meetings” were called Maloran and 20 other datu from ni sa NPA. Ato ning pamutlon” (“These imong anak, ikaw among kuhaon!” leaders of peasants and Matigsalog- by the military in other villages in Salugpungan Ta ‘Tanu Igkanugon, Padona killed (“If you do not bring your son to us, we Lumad, who participated in a protest Talaingod, Davao del Norte. and 14 barangay health will take you instead!”). Overtaken by action held in early August. Among In White Culaman, Kitaotao, workers attended, helself on May 15. fear, Padona killed helself on May 15. those arrested was Namabaw peasant Bukidnon, one of the tasks of the but they were instead Features of hamletting were organization Chairperson Ellen residents forcibly recruited into the presented to the media and also documented in Brgy. White Manlimbaas, 53. The 15 were first held at the AFP’s Baragay Defense System (BDS) the local government unit are planted by the NPA. Let us cut Culaman such as military control over is to help in the demolition of the as rebel-returnees. people’s mobility within and outside barangay hall and on August 27, they these down”). The Alamara also stole were airlifted by two helicopters schools operated by the Mindanao In White Culaman, sweet potatoes and bananas from the of their village. Starting August Inter-Faith Service Inc. (MISFI). Kitaotao, Bukidnon, some 25, soldiers constantly summoned and brought to the Provincial residents. When reprimanded, the Detention and Rehabilitation Center residents were compelled Alamara said “Amo na ni kay wala mi residents, through Brgy. Capt. Felipe Cabugnason, at the barangay hall in Malaybalay, Bukidnon for charges makaon” (“We will have these because of rebellion. Two of the 15 were we have nothing to eat”). The members where they are encamped. Male residents were ordered to report their immediately released—one minor and of the 68th IB and Alamara are a nursing mother. On September 23, encamped in civilian houses in Sitio daily activities for monitoring. They were also directed to take turns in after almost a month of detention, Bagang, Brgy. Palma Gil, Talaingod, the 13 detained were released upon Davao del Norte since March 2015. guarding the barangay hall at night, purportedly against NPA attacks. dismissal of the rebellion charges Some of the residents were beaten against them. or tortured to squeeze out information Rape of a minor The day after the 15 persons were on the whereabouts of the rebels. rounded-up, residents started to leave On June 20, 21 soldiers from the On May 6, in Sitio Nasilaban, their homes for fear of being arrested 68th IB-PA arrived in the community Brgy. Palma Gil in Talaingod, Davao on mere suspicion that they are of Tigwahanon tribe in Sitio Botay, del Norte, 14-year-old “Tess,” a Grade members or supporters of the NPA. Brgy. Namnam, San Fernando, 4 student, was alone in the house when Bukidnon. They illegally searched a soldier known as “Galot” pulled her Forced evacuation 16 houses of 18 families looking for by the hand, undressed her and raped rifles allegedly owned by the NPA. her. “Galot” went out of the house after On August 29, around 30 families The soldiers required all men in raping “Tess,” then “Daniel,” another or 180 individuals evacuated from the community to assemble at the soldier of the 68th IB-PA, went in Brgy. White Culaman. Majority basketball court. There, two minors to rape “Tess.” The soldiers were of those who left were those on Razed to the ground: The MAPASU cooperative store in Han-ayan, Lianga, and five male residents were tortured encamped in the house of “Tess” when the military list of NPA members/ Surigao del Sur after the September 1 military operation (left) and the by the military. supporters who face arrest. The almost TRIFPSS elementary school (right), parts of which were also burned down. the incident happened. The soldiers hit Jimboy Lagtian, At the time, the parents of “Tess” 200 individuals are now in a parish 15, and Boboy Baliling, 25, in the chapel in Arakan, North Cotabato. 12 Karapatan Monitor 13 13 April-September 2015 13

leaders of people’s organizations for supporting the evacuees from Talaingod and Kapalong, Davao del Norte, and from Bukidnon. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) filed the complaint on May 12 at the City Prosecutor’s Office, with charges of violation of Republic Act (RA) 267 or Kidnapping, Serious Illegal Detention and RA 9208 or the Anti-trafficking in persons Act of 2003 as amended by RA 10364 or the Expanded Anti- trafficking of Persons Act of 2012. Aside from Suazo, those included in the complaint are: Rev. Jurie Jaime (Promotion of Church People’s Response-SMR); Sheena Duazo (Bayan SMR); Ryan Lariba (Bayan “You stink, the place stinks! Go back to your communities. “ Congresswoman Socsksargen); Tony Salubre (Kilusang Nancy Catamco with the AFP, PNP and ALAMARA paramilitary group in a last Magbubukid ng Pilipinas-SMR); ditched effort to hide the evacuees from the public’s eye. Mary Ann Sapar (Gabriela Women’s Party-SMR); Jaja Necosia (RCPA OPPOSITE AND INSET: At the Tandag City Stadium. Almost 3,000 evacuees from Lianga and San Miguel, Surigao del Sur refuse to go back to their Productions-Broadcasting); Kerlan communities until the military pulls out. Fanagel, Sr., (Secretary general of the Lumad group Pasaka); Sr. Stella Matutina (Panalipdan-Mindanao); Sr. Restita Miles (Rural Missionaries They left their communities in the Sur, what caught the public’s eye during the scuffle. by the military. The residents sought Mortar shelling by the military of the Philippines); Isidro Indao, middle of the harvest season. are the more than 700 evacuees in On July 14, Catamco brought in safety at the Sitio Sufan Elementary also caused the evacuation of the (Spokesperson of Pasaka); Kharlo On September 15, another batch the United Church of Christ in the representatives of the AFP, National School. Higaonon tribe in the hinterlands Manano (National Secretary General of individuals went to the parish Philippines-Haran in Davao City Commission on Indigenous Peoples After a few days, some 50 families of Sitio Kamansi and Tapol, Brgy. of Salinlahi Alliance for Children’s chapel in Arakan to seek shelter especially when on July 23, more (NCIP), and other government transferred to General Santos City, Banglay, Lagonglong, Misamis Concerns and spokesperson of the Save after the barangay captain ordered than 500 members of the Philippine agencies to the UCCP Haran at the United Church of Christ in the Oriental. The 58th IB-PA based Our Schools network); Rius Valle residents to hold a protest march on National Police, Philippine Army, compound supposedly for a dialogue. Philippines (UCCP) compound while in Quezon, Balingasag launched a (Children’s Rehabilitation Center-SMR); September 21 against NPA presence in Alamara paramilitary group, the Catamco only scolded the Lumad some 200 Blaan remained at the Sitio mortar bombardment on May 1, Jimboy Marciano (SAMA-AKO- the community. Again, the barangay Department of Social Welfare and and urged them to go back to their Sufan Elementary school. 2015. Seven mortars were fired, KMU); Pedro Arnado (Chairperson of captain said those who refuse to join Development (DSWD) and Rep. Nancy communities. The massive military operation five of them exploded near the Kilusang Magbubkid ng Pilipinas-SMR); will be considered NPA members, and Catamco attempted to forcibly enter Catamco also said the Lumad were of the 73rd IB-PA started on March Higaonon community. The mortar and, many other John/Jane Does. thus will face arrest. the evacuation center. Catamco is held against their will and said if they 27. Soldiers forcibly entered the explosions caused people to panic Suazo led numerous fact-finding The forced evacuation of residents chair of the House of Representatives were genuine against their will and houses of Blaan and threw out and immediately left the community, and search missions, particularly in communities under attack by state committee on national cultural should be staying with the DSWD if their personal belongings. A fact- leaving their homes, belongings in highly militarized communities forces is a vicious cycle. The massive minorities. they were indeed genuine evacuees. finding mission documented cases of and farm animals behind. About in Talaingod, Davao del Norte and deployment of AFP combatants in a The incident took place two She justified the continued military human rights violations since then— 347 individuals went to the Central Loreto, Agusan del Sur. She has also community can trigger evacuation, days before the official visit of the presence in hinterland communities, threat, harassment, interrogation, Elementary School in Lagonglong. openly pointed out the culpability but more so, the military encampment United Nations Special Rapporteur saying it was needed to protect heavy food/economic blockade, torture, The bombardment was part of the of military troops in human rights in communities, schools, the killings, on the rights of internally displaced equipment from being burned by hamletting, violation of domicile, pursuit operations launched by the abuses in the Southern Mindanao arbitrary arrests and detention, and persons Dr. Chaloka Beyani at the rebels. illegal search and detention, military after an alleged encounter on region. other atrocities. The human rights UCCP Haran compound. It was the The evacuees in UCCP-Haran are destruction and divestment of April 28, 2015 between the 58th IB Attached to the criminal violations almost always lead to last ditched effort by the BS Aquino from several communities in Davao property, indiscriminate firing, forced PA and the NPA that resulted in six complaint filed against Suazo and the evacuation of people usually in regime to save face and cover-up its del Norte and in Bukidnon. servitude, military encampment casualties on the part of the military. leaders of progressive organizations town and urban centers. They stay failed bid to force the indigenous On May 18, around 500 Blaan in public facilities and forcible in Davao is a so-called rogue gallery in temporary shelters, oftentimes people to return to their militarized from three villages in Brgy. Upper evacuation. Trumped-up charges against leaders that contains the names and photos in churches, until the military leave communities. The PNP, Phil. Army, Suyan, Malapatan Sarangani Province On March 30, at around 4:00 of people’s organizations of 70 activists, including Francis their communities. But as soon DSWD and Rep. Catamco broke evacuated due to the encampment of p.m., eight bombs were dropped on On July 11, 2015, Honey Mae Añover, national coordinator of the as community members start to through a fence at the evacuation the 73rd Infantry Battalion in their a populated area in a nearby village. Suazo, 34, Secretary General of Rural Missionaries of the Philippines; “normalize” their daily grind back in center and forcibly took “Tess,” the 14- communities. Half of the evacuees are The soldiers fired machine guns, Karapatan Southern Mindanao Rev. Irma Balaba, ordained their communities, the cycle starts year- old rape victim from Talaingod, children. Some 200 individuals in a four times. Crops, animals, and the learned that trumped-up criminal minister of the United Church of again. and her mother. A number of evacuees nearby village of Sufan, Brgy. Pag- community’s source of water were charges instigated by the AFP Christ in the Philippines (UCCP); Aside from the evacuees from and their supporters from the church asa, Alabel, Sarangani Province also destroyed by the bombing, forcing the were filed against her and 15 other Jacquiline Ruiz, executive director Lianga and San Miguel, Surigao del and human rights groups were injured wanted to evacuate but were blocked residents to flee. of the Children’s Rehabilitation Center; 14 Karapatan Monitor 15 15 April-September 2015 15

Bayan Muna Rep. Karlos Zarate, Ironically, among those charged were two staff members of CLANS participated in a fact-finding mission evidence. Part of the resolution reads, against the 69 activists in Cagayan Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Emmi evacuees and a victim of torture. (Center for Lumad Advocacy and in Sitio Akbual, Brgy. Upper Suyan, “Kidnapping “en masse” in the heart of Valley in an attempt to suppress the de Jesus, former parliamentarians A certain PO2 Jegz Bryan L. Services). Malapatan, Sarangani province on the city and confinement in a church people’s voice against the rising cases Teddy Casino and Rafael Mariano Salutan of the Philippine National The 22 individuals were charged April 27-29, 2015. The mission was compound is to say the least, not of military abuses in the region. and Karapatan Secretary General Police-Alabel and Pfc. Charlito B. with attempted murder in relation to an held to investigate the human rights plausible.” In July, 29 individuals, mostly Cristina Palabay. The “rogue Tunggak of the 73rd IB-PA filed encounter between the NPA and 73rd abuses committed by elements of the “It would have been hard not to from the Aggay and Malaweg tribes, gallery” was created by the AFP charges against leaders of UCCP, IB-PA in Brgy. Upper Suyan, Malapatan, 73rd IB-PA against the Blaan tribe. notice this forced confinement. There were charged with three counts of Eastern Mindanao Command. progressive people’s organizations and Sarangani. They were also charged with Almost 150 elements of the 73rd were no armed guards to restrict their kidnapping with homicide on mere In addition, Zarate was slapped human rights groups for attempted violation of Republic Act 7610 in relation IB-PA conducted military operations movement,” the resolution continued. suspicion that they are members/ with serious illegal detention and murder, violation of Republic Act 7610 to the evacuation of more than 400 on March 27 until April 10, 2015, The AFP-backed complainants filed a supporters of the NPA. Sgt. Arsenio child abuse for supposedly preventing or the Special Protection of Children Blaan who fled their homes when the affecting some 358 families or 1,800 motion for reconsideration. Villar Capili of the 17th IB-PA accused a Lumad child who was a rape victim Against Abuse, Exploitation and military conducted combat operations individuals who became victims of the 29 of kidnapping and murder of from leaving UCCP Haran. Discrimination Act and violation of in their communities and human rights two army intelligence agents and a The list is an assortment of Republic Act 9851 or the Philippine violations were committed against them. member of CAFGU on February 25, names which includes the late Act on Crimes Against International Almost the same individuals were 2015. labor leader Crispin Beltran and Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and also charged with the same case at the Three of the 29 indigenous people environmentalist Francis Morales, other Crimes Against Humanity. Malapatan Municipal police station were abducted on July 20, 2015 by who died in May 2008 and November Those charged were Ryan on May 28, 2015 with a certain pastor elements of the 17th IB-PA. Marlon 2014, respectively. It also included Lariba, Secretary General of Bayan- Mendoza Masalon as complainant. Baganay, Mendo Bisiotan and National Democratic Front of the Socsksargen, who was also included Two other criminal charges were Lando Daryuin were surfaced three Philippines (NDFP) peace panel in the case filed in Davao City; Rev. earlier filed against the evacuees days later, on July 23, at a military members Jose Maria Sison and Allen Bill Veloso, Chairperson of and other victims of human rights camp in Lasam, Cagayan Valley. The Juliet de Lima who have been in the Karapatan-Socsksargen; Pastor violations, including Brgy. Upper 70-year old Daryuin is partially blind. Netherlands since the 8Os. Sadrach Sabella, Secretary General of Suyan resident and torture victim Currently, they are detained at the Previously, on June 17, 2015, 22 Karapatan Socsksargen; Pastor Roger Ruben Wating. Cagayan Provincial Jail. leaders of church groups, people’s Rafalez of the UCCP-Promotion of These trumped up criminal On September 21, Romella organizations, and human rights Church People’s Response (PCPR); Bert cases stemmed from the assistance Liquigan, regional coordinator of workers in the South Cotabato-Sultan Padayao, Chairperson of the Kilusang provided by human rights groups Karapatan-Cagayan Valley learned Kudarat-Sarangani and Gen. Santos Magbubukid ng Pilipinas-Socsksargen; and progressive organizations to that 40 more individuals were falsely City (Socsksargen) region, were Anelfa Gemilo, Chairperson of victims of human rights violations. Members of COURAGE in a picket at the Commission charged with the same case. Liquigan also charged with almost the same Kaluhhamin (a Lumad organization), The individuals who were criminally on Human Rights office. The CHR, following the lead was among them. of Malacanang, has not acted on the rampant cases false criminal offenses, in addition Lorna Mora, Secretary General of charged were those who assisted of military atrocities against the people. Among the 40 individuals were: to charges of attempted murder. Kaluhhamin and 15 others, including the evacuees and those who Isabelo Adviento, chairperson of Kagimungan peasant organization and Anakpawis partylist nominee; Femie Galapon, chairperson of abuses and human rights violations. The same thread from south to National Union of Students in the The team documented military north Philippine-Cagayan Valley and atrocities in the Blaan villages, among convenor of Rise for Education them were: torture, aerial bombings, The attacks against leaders of alliance; Randy Malayao, convenor indiscriminate firing, and food people’s organizations and human of Bayan Cagayan Valley and blockade. After the fact-finding team rights groups intensify not only in Makabayan vice president for Luzon; left the community, indiscriminate Mindanao but all over the country. and, Agnes Mesina, regional firing continued which prompted Filing of trumped up charges coordinator of the Save the Valley some 441 villagers to leave the area on network and the Rural Missionaries May 18 and sought shelter in nearby The filing of trumped-up criminal of the Philippines. villages but eventually decided to go to cases against political activists was A number of the accused are General Santos City. used during Arroyo’s Oplan Bantay unknown to the leaders of people’s On September 18, seven of the Laya through the Inter-agency Legal organizations; while some, like 70 activists in the military’s “rogue Action Group (IALAG). Years since in the case of those in Mindanao, gallery” filed at the Supreme Court a the IALAG was abolished, the practice were participants in the two fact- petition for writ of amparo and writ of is very much alive under Aquino’s finding missions held in the town habeas data as a legal remedy for the Oplan Bayanihan. Aquino is using the of Rizal in Zinundangan Valley. threat to their “right to life, liberty or same legal offensive against those who Elements of the 17th IB-PA under security”. Expectedly, the AFP simply expose the abuses of the State security the 5th Infantry Division have been responded by saying no such “rogue forces. conducting military operations in the gallery” exists. The same tyrannical act communities since February 2015. In a resolution dated September the BS Aquino regime used in The same tales of woes are 8, the Office of the City Prosecutor Mindanao, among leaders of people’s echoed by the people of Cagayan in Davao City dismissed the charges organizations in Davao City and Valley: people accused of being against Suazo et al for lack of sufficient General Santos City, is now used members or supporters of the NPA, 16 Karapatan Monitor 17 17 April-September 2015 17

Verdict of the few days before BS Aquino’s The People have also convinced this Tribunal of the interventionist policies in the Philippines and in Asia by the Defendant US government. last State of the Nation Address International People’s Various military operations under Defendant President Aquino have resulted in crimes against humanity and war crimes. (SONA), the International The nexus between the culpability of Defendant President Aquino and the role and participation of Defendant US government for gross and A serious violations of civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights and the right of the Filipino people to national self-determination and People’s Tribunal held in Washington, GUILTY:GUILTY: Tribunal on the BS DC on July 16-18, found the liberation is borne by the facts and the evidence fully established during the Tribunal. Aquino regime guilty of violations of the Filipino people’s Civil and The proven allegations for each Ground in the Indictment, singly, jointly or collectively, have violated the pertinent provisions referred to in Political Rights, Economic and Socio-Cultural Rights; and Right to Aquino regime the Violations of Laws above, as mentioned in the allegations and Findings above, and as correspondingly outlined with more specificity in the Memorandum of Authorities of the Prosecution. Self-Determination. The same guilty verdict was handed down to the US In view of all the foregoing, We, the JURY hereby renders judgment finding Defendant Government of Republic of the Philippines, Defendant government, which is “equally liable with Defendant Aquino for these gross President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III and Defendant Government of the United States of America, represented by President Barack Hussein human rights violations.” Obama II, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, World Trade Organization, multinational corporations and foreign banks doing Karapatan was among the complainants, which filed cases of violations of civil and business in the Philippines, political rights. Other complainants were the Ecumenical Voice for Human Rights and Peace in the Philippines, Hustisya, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, Selda, Desaparecidos, Kilusang Mayo Uno, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, 1. GUILTY of gross human rights violations involving the civil and political rights of the Filipino People, for committing extrajudicial killings, Migrante, Kadamay, Gabriela, Kalikasan, Bayan Muna. Karapatan chairperson Marie Hilao-Enriquez testified as an disappearances, massacres, torture, arbitrary arrests and detentions as well as other vicious, brutal and systematic abuses and attacks on expert witness on the overall human rights situation in Philippines. the basic democratic rights of the people; The prosecution presented 34 cases of rights violations through 32 witnesses, 17 of whom went to Washington, DC; 2. GUILTY of gross and systematic violations of human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights of the Filipino people through the imposition of neo-liberal “free market” globalization to exploit the people; transgression of their economic sovereignty and plunder of while 10 who remained in Manila were presented through live internet stream. their national patrimony and economy; and attacks on the people’s livelihoods and the destruction of the environment; and The tribunal’s jurors, headed by prominent US human rights attorney Azadeh Shahshahani, concluded that the 3. GUILTY of gross and systematic violations of the rights of the people to national self-determination and liberation through the “evidence complied with the evidentiary requirements, and that these evidences clearly established the factual basis of imposition of the US war of terror and US military intervention; as well as the perpetration of crimes against humanity and war crimes; the Indictment, and the culpability of respondents Defendant Benigno Simeon Aquino III and Defendant Government of misrepresentations of the people’s right to national liberation and self-determination as “terrorism” and the baseless “terrorist” listing of the United States of America.” individuals, organizations and other entities by the US and other governments. Copies of the Verdict was delivered at the White House and the US State Department by rights and peace groups in the US; and in Malacañang through a rally led by Bayan and Karapatan. The Tribunal seriously condemns the continued efforts of the Defendants to abandon the peace process and address the roots of the conflict in the Below is the conclusion lifted from the 50-page verdict of the IPT. Philippines in order to achieve a just and lasting peace. We enjoin the Defendants to undertake, and the People to pursue proper remedial measures to prevent the commission or continuance of the illegal and criminal acts, to repair the damages done to the Filipino people and their environment, compensate the victims and their families for their atrocities, and to rehabilitate the communities, especially indigenous communities that have been destroyed by the criminal acts of the Defendants. Furthermore, considering the serious violations of international law by the Defendants, the Tribunal is of the opinion that said violations The Filipino people were failed by their own government and they have come before Us. be brought before international bodies both to battle the Defendants in all possible arena and at the same time push these international bodies to Over the past two long, painful and enraging days, We have closely and keenly listened, watched, seen, asked, pondered on an uninterrupted proscribe the illegal acts of the Defendants and strike a blow against impunity. procession of witnesses, survivors, families and friends – victims all in each and every way – as well as experts and eminent resource persons whose We venture to add that the Tribunal recommends, as part of Our Verdict, that the Filipino people forge stronger international solidarity opinions are uncontested and indisputable because they constitute very credible testimonies, accounts and reports. relations with the peoples whose rights are being trampled by the Defendant US government, and together struggle for liberation from the yoke of US As the Prosecution said, they have presented meticulously and thoroughly “a compelling case of complicity, collusion, responsibility, and liability imperialism. for gross, massive, and systematic human rights violations.” They presented one after the other, without fail, 34 cases with 32 witnesses, 17 here in We also encourage the peoples of the world to seek redress, to pursue justice, and to transform this oppressive, exploitative and repressive global Washington, D.C., 10 in Manila, 4 from the more far-flung parts of the Philippines, and one from abroad. state of affairs exemplified by the experience and plight of the Filipino people, to challenge the international “rule of law”, and to construct a global The People have also submitted 29 more cases for the consideration of the Tribunal. Indeed, the Prosecution has satisfied the burden of proving order founded on full respect for the rights of all peoples, everywhere. This Verdict is without prejudice to an extended or supplementary opinion as may satisfactorily that the Defendants, in concert with each other, willfully and feloniously committed gross and systematic violations of the Filipino be warranted under the premises and/or the release of further annexes which will likewise form an integral part of the same. people’s basic human rights. Let copies of this Verdict be furnished to all the Defendants. The People have “undoubtedly proven that State security forces were involved in the spate of extrajudicial killings, massacres, and enforced Let copies of this Verdict be published and sent to all other individuals, organizations and entities concerned, including the Prosecutor´s Office of disappearances in the Philippines. The pieces of evidence singly, and independently confirm that these incidents are not isolated but state-sponsored, the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Inter-American, European, African, and Asian regional courts or systems, and to lawyers associations, part of a policy deliberately adopted to silence the critics of the government.” human rights defenders, law schools, and human rights programs of study throughout the world. Defendant President Aquino, as Commander-in-Chief as well as Chief Executive of Defendant Philippine government, is liable both directly SO ORDERED. and indirectly based on his personal acts and omissions as well as under the principle of command responsibility. The violations are nothing but State terror. They simply have failed in their duty to protect the people. 11 September 2015. Defendant President Aquino and the Philippine government “disempower the people with faulty and failed economic policy. Opportunities in the ATTY. AZADEH SHAHSHAHANI, MARY BOYD, ATTY. CAMILO PEREZ-BUSTILLO, PAO-YU CHING, Philippines are shrinking, the prices of goods are ballooning, social services are eluding the reach of the ordinary Filipino.” REV. MALCOLM DAMON, REV. MOLEFE TSELE, and REV. MICHAEL YOSHII Indeed, the People have proven that the Defendant Philippine government unabashedly surrendered its national patrimony and sovereignty to corporate entities in important industries, particularly and most especially in mining. Truly, by malevolent design, the Defendants Philippine and US governments, in cahoots with the other Defendants, have conspired to prevent or distort the development of the Philippines as they have prescribed and imposed policies intended to disregard and marginalize agriculture and national industrialization. The People have satisfactorily convinced this Tribunal. (for full text of the verdict: https://internationalpeoplestribunaldotorg.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/international-peoples-tribunal-ipt-2015-final- verdict.pdf) 18 Karapatan Monitor 19 19 April-September 2015 19

illegal search, interrogation, the use five members received letters listing of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP). members of Bayan approached the The incident resulted in a five-day Law Center, Rey Casambre of the of civilians in military operations, down their supposed involvement Two men appeared at the door of the vehicles with video cameras on hand, stakeout when Setias-Dizon decided Philippine Peace Center, and Rosie ransacking of houses, encampment with the union and their links to the Toquero residence while the family the men believed to be intelligence not to leave the IBP office until the Tumbagahon, a staff of the Joint in barangay halls, health centers CPP-NPA. was having breakfast at 8:00 a.m. operatives ran off and left the place. vehicles tailing her leave. But for five Secretariat of the Joint Monitoring and civilian houses, and forced Those who received letters were: The men identified themselves as The incident was immediately days, the cars kept guard at the IBP Committee of the GPH and NDFP. evacuation. The indigenous groups Roman M. Sanchez, National soldiers looking for Raquel, “Alam na reported to the barangay office. premises. As in the past counterinsurgency of Aggay, Malaweg, and Kalinga Food Authority (NFA) employee and namin ang mga pinaggagawa niya. On July 14, members of On August 4, the Supreme Court programs, the pattern has been to are among the most affected by the National Food Authority Employees Gusto namin siya maka-usap para COURAGE, Salinlahi and the CRC granted the petition for the writ subject activists and civilians to red military operations. Association (NFAEA) National matulungan” (We already know what filed a petition for a writ of amparo of amparo and habeas data for the tagging, harassment and surveillance President; Evelyn P. Garcia, NFA she’s been doing. We want to talk and habeas data as a legal remedy petitioners from Courage, CRC, and and, almost always, graver violations Threats, harassment and employee and national assistant to her to help her). The men did not to stop harassment and surveillance Salinlahi. of human rights such as extrajudicial surveillance secretary general of NFAEA; Fely show any identification papers and against them by state intelligence Prior to this recent spate of killing and enforced disappearance Saño, NHA employee and CUE- mission order when Mervin requested agents. The groups named as harassments, activists and peace follow. Aside from trumped-up criminal NHA 2nd Vice President; Rosalinda for them. Instead, the men peeped cases, leaders of people’s organizations Nartates, CUE-NHA National through the window and called out Massacre, extrajudicial receive direct threats and harassments President and COURAGE Secretary to Raquel, who was inside the house, killings from State forces—at times concealed, General; and, Manuel Baclagon to say they know her activities and at times brazen. Of the five cases of SWEAP-DSWD (Social Welfare offered to help her. They handed her The threat and harassment massacres documented Employees Association–Department a paper with a name “Delia” and a come in various forms—from phone in the second and third of Social Welfare and Development) cellphone number 09261430628. messages to actual covert and overt quarter of 2015, one National President and former Previous incidents of surveillance and house “visits”. happened in the Bicol COURAGE Deputy Secretary General. harassment and surveillance were From June 3 to 8,2015, Florida region, specifically Prior to this, a series of “visits” by also documented involving the “Pong” Sibayan, chairperson of in Uson, Masbate. persons who claimed to be members staff members of Salinlahi and the Alyansa ng Manggagawang Bukid The Bicol region has of the AFP’s intelligence unit visited Children’s Rehabilitation Center sa Asyenda Luisita (Alliance of the most number of the NFA office. On April 21, a certain on May 14 to 16, 2015; and the 60 Farmworkers in Hacienda Luisita) victims of extrajudicial Sgt. Borres who introduced himself leaders and members of the allied received a series of text messages as liaison officer of the Intelligence organizations of the Bagong Alyansang that are veiled threats such as Service of the Armed Forces of the Makabayan (BAYAN) on May 15. offers of money and protection. The Philippines (ISAFP) entered the NFA Registered social workers messages, according to Sibayan, were premises looking for Hilario M. Tan, Eilekrenes Manano and Madella sent by someone who introduced retired NFA employee and former Santiago of Salinlahi Alliance for himself as “Major Enriquez” and vice president of the NFAEA and Ms. Children’s Concerns and Children’s who, Sibayan noted, knew the details Evelyn P. Garcia. A security personnel Rehabilitation Center (CRC), of her activities, even the illness of of the NFA stopped Sgt. Borres and respectively were tailed by intelligence her mother. “Enriquez” also sowed brought him to the Security Service agents aboard a motorcycle from their intrigues among members of the office for questioning because he office to a fastfood restaurant and back alliance, saying many have already had a .45 calibre pistol. The security to their office. sided with the government. personnel asked Borres for a mission For three decades, the CRC is The threats and harassment order, but he could not produce, so he involved in the documentation of respondents Pres. Benigno Aquino, advocates experienced of leaders and members of the left. cases of violations against children Defense Chief Voltaire Gazmin, AFP break-ins in houses and Confederation of Unity Recogition The following day, on April 22, a perpetrated by the AFP and its chief of staff Lieutenant General offices; and robbery of items and Advancement of Government certain Cesar Evangelista visited the paramilitary groups. Salinlahi Hernando Iriberri and several such as laptops, USB/flash Employees (COURAGE) also started NFA, this time looking for Mr. Ruben convenes the Save our Schools intelligence officers of the AFP and drives, video cameras and out with dubious phone messages. Gerard S. Tubao, former NFAEA- Network, which has been very vocal PNP from the national to the station similar data storage devices. Later, threat letters were delivered National Capital Region President. in opposing the increasing cases of level. In a span of one year from in a number of members’ houses or On almost the same dates, military attacks on, and encampment Ironically, it was immediately after 2012 to 2013, there were 12 offices. In the case of one union officer employees and union members in in, schools. Kharlo Manano, secretary the filing of the petition that Antonieta such cases documented by Karapatan. in the National Food Authority, the killings and massacre. There are 66 the National Housing Authority also general of Salinlahi, was among the Setias-Dizon, one of the petitioners The documented cases of break- letter was personally given to her by a documented victims of extrajudicial received letters. There were also office 17 leaders who were falsely charged in from COURAGE, was tailed by ins involve the office of Gabriela man who sat beside her in the jeepney. killings in the region; and six of the 14 “visits” by men and women whose Davao City. vehicles from the Supreme Court to Women’s Party, Health Alliance for At its peak, some of the members’ incidents of massacre happened also in identity is doubtful. On May 15, 2015, 60 leaders the office of the Integrated Bar of the Democracy, Parents Alternative for houses were visited by persons who the Bicol region. The last documented incident and campaign officers of Bayan’s 31 Philippines in Ortigas Ave. Setias- Early Child Care and Development introduced themselves as military On August 3, members of the involving COURAGE members was member organizations were gathered Dizon said it was the same silver (ECCD), Inc., Salinlahi Alliance agents. COURAGE is an alliance of Bravo Company of the 9th IB-PA, the harassment of the Toquero couple at the Teachers’ Center Building in Toyota Innova with the license plate for Children’s Concerns, and in the unions of public sector employees. the 93rd Division Reconnaissance on June 28 at their residence in Silang, Bgy. Vasra, Quezon City when they AAM 3129 that was tailing her since shared office Bayan and Karapatan Since April 27, government Company, 96th Military Intelligence Cavite. Raquel Toquero is a national noticed men on several vehicles on July 6. The vehicle is registered to a chapters in the National Capital intelligence agents subjected more Command, Regional Intelligence staff member of COURAGE; while stakeout on the streets around the certain Norberto de los Reyes of Room Region. Also, people involved in the than 20 members and leaders Unit (RIU) 5 and members of the Mervin is Officer-in-Charge of the building—a Toyota Innova with plate 83, Condo B, in Camp Crame. Two GPH-NDFP peace process had become of COURAGE to harassments, Philippine National Police-Criminal Program Unit on Faith, Witness and number AAM129, two motorcyles other vehicles and three motorcycles victims of robberies. They were Atty. intimidation, and surveillance. At least Investigation and Detection Service (FWS) of the National Council and five other vehicles. When some backed-up the silver Toyota. Rachel Pastores of the Public Interest 20 Karapatan Monitor 21 21 April-September 2015 21

Group (PNP-CIDG) Masbate were “Please tell mama I am here,” Escanilla constantly received workers who were killed by State forces ambushed by members of the NPA Abelida Jr. told Quiles. The teachers threats from the military. Karapatan under the BS Aquino regime. They are: at the National Highway in Brgy. Del then rode on their motorcycles and documentation showed he had been Fernando Baldomero, Romeo Capalla, State of Tanduay Carmen, Uson, Masbate. According went back to school. That was the last under surveillance since 2003, William Bugatti, Romualdo Palispis, to news reports, Sgt. Fernandez time the four were seen alive. Five including several encounters between Fred Tranguia, and Escanilla. Leynes Jr. was killed, while four minutes later, several gunshots were him and the military units assigned A health worker and a peasant workers exposes the other soldiers and an embedded heard. in Sorsogon. In 2011, Escanilla was leader were killed by elements of reporter Jet Ramos were wounded. It was already around 5:30 p.m. falsely charged with frustrated murder the 11th IB in Guihulngan, Negros The ambush happened three when Brgy. Capt. Mahinay arrived at and damage to property in a supposed Oriental. The two were shot and their regime’s exploitative kilometres away from Bgy. Del their village hall. He was surprised raid conducted at a police station in house was set on fire, with them Carmen, where a fellow soldier Lt. to see so many people, the family and the town of Barcelona. inside. Romel Arnado resides. As soon as friends of the habal-habal drivers. He The last documented threat to At around 10 p.m. on May 24, a and repressive nature Arnado received a call from fellow found out that the four were already Escanilla’s life was in February 2015. loud sound of budyong (a sea shell soldiers who were ambushed, he dead. Sgt. Rene Enteria of the 31st IB-PA used to signal for help) awakened n May 18, the contractual workers in Tanduay Distillers immediately sought the help of Brgy. The remains of the four were arrested and tortured a resident in the Marcela Madronero. She immediately Inc. in Cabuyao, Laguna launched a strike to demand for Captain Sulpicio Abelida Mahinay loaded in the military truck and village where Escanilla lived. Enteria rose and saw the roof of her brother regularization of work, higher wages, and a safe workplace. to bring the wounded soldiers to the brought to the town plaza. The then offered the man Php 50,000 Endric Calago’s house in flames. O nearest hospital. Mahinay readily families followed to retrieve the and a .45 caliber gun to kill Escanilla. Then she heard Rosalie, her brother’s agreed. remains of their loved ones. Brgy. Capt The person, whose name cannot wife shouted, “Help us, the army The workers under the Tanggulan, Ugnayan at Daluyang Lakas Mahinay asked four is here!” Then Madronero heard ng Anakpawis ng Tanduay Distillers Inc. (TUDLA) said 90 percent habal-habal (tricycle) drivers continuous gunshots. Afraid that of the workers in Tanduay are low-paid and more than 60 percent Victims of the State’s surveillance and threats: Aside from Adam Fajardo, 34, Joebert they too might be shot, Madronero are contractual, who were hired via a service contracting agency Badillo, 23, Gary Vistar, 37, members of Courage and children’s rights advocacy groups, and cousin Dante Flores did not go to health workers and students also filed before the Supreme and have been with TDI for five to 11 years. The group also hit the and Rogelio Abelida, Jr., court a petition for a writ of amparo and habeas data. the Calago house until 5 a.m., when 27, to help the soldiers. Abelida Madronero heard the wailing of management for the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) in was Mahinay’s nephew. The Erly Calago, daughter of Endric and the workplace. The workers pay for their own PPE through salary four went ahead to the place Rosalie. When Madronero and Flores deduction. These gross violations happen while the TDI in Cabuyao of incident. After ten minutes, rushed to the couple’s house, they earns net incomes ranging from PhP325 million to nearly a billion the barangay’s patrol car saw the house razed to the ground, arrived. Brgy. Capt. Mahinay including the bodies of the couple. pesos annually. The factory manufactures refreshments and liquor immediately helped the Endric’s body was found near the products. wounded soldiers to the patrol balcony with several gunshot wounds. TUDLA Inc. is a union of contractual workers of Tanduay Distillers. car while talking to some of the Rosalie’s body was just outside the The strike is supported by Pagkakaisa ng mga Manggagawa soldiers. kitchen door, totally burned. sa Timog Katagalugan (PAMANTIK-KMU), a regional chapter of After some time, three Endric “Bayoto” Calago,47, was teachers of Del Carmen the vice chairperson of Kaugmaon, a Kilusang Mayo Uno. National High School headed local peasant organization affiliated with The strike was prompted by a termination notice served to more by Mr. Philip Quiles went the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas than 200 workers for demanding regularization of work. to the ambush site to see if (KMP). Rosalie, 45, was a barefoot The management, in many instances, attempted to sabotage the it was safe for the students reporter for radio programs Kaling Kag strike and dismantle the picket line. from the school to pass by Tugda and Pugasan in Negros and Cebu. the highway. Quiles noticed She was a member of Gabriela. She also On the first day of the strike, at least 40 workers were already that a checkpoint had supported the Franciscan mountain injured in the series of violent dispersals. Retired Lt. Col. Noel already been set-up and a number Mahinay confronted the soldiers, who be disclosed for security purposes, clinic, a community-managed program Coballes, former army chief and head of security of the Asia Brewery of soldiers were resting, eating, simply said “They were NPA”. immediately reported the incident to run by local health workers. Both were Complex where the TDI factory is located, personally supervised the and smoking. He asked one of the On August 20, 2015, Karapatan- Karapatan-Sorsogon. involved in the relief and rehabilitation dispersal operations of the company guards, police and members of soldiers if the students going home Sorsogon Spokesperson Teodoro Two gunmen shot Escanilla at programs for victims and survivors of a may pass through, but the soldier “Ka Tudoy” Escanilla, 63, was around 11:15 p.m. on August 20, landslide that happened in 2012. They the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). Coballes told advised him otherwise. gunned down in Barcelona, Sorsogon. using an M16 rifle and a .45 caliber were also members of the International the striking workers they were “trespassing into the ABI Complex” Just before the teachers were Escanilla had been a human handgun. He was already asleep Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). and that the strike “ruins the product’s image of the company”. about to leave, Rogelio Abelida, Jr. rights worker since 1998 as part of the when his house was stoned prompting Coballes also warned the workers the company is not responsible Political prisoners and the NDFP called out to Quiles. Quiles noticed Sorsogon People’s Organization (SPO), him to look through the window. His should anything untoward happen to the workers. Abelida Jr. and his companions were a community-based human rights body bore two gunshot wounds in peace consultants seated next to each other at the side organization. He joined Karapatan- the stomach, one in the left shoulder Coming from a military institution that treats those who fight “Being pregnant in jail, it was of the road. Quiles told the soldiers Sorsogon in 2006 as its spokesperson. and another in his right cheek. The for their rights as enemies of the state, it comes as no surprise that the physical hardship that I thought that he knew the habal-habal drivers He was also radio commentator two gunmen got away using three was unbearable. Later, I realized Coballes uses the same militarist approach against the Tanduay and that he would like to bring them for 10 years, serving as anchor of a motorcycles and one tricycle with it was the emotional pain that was workers. back to the community. The soldiers local radio program, “Pamana ng eight other men who were part of the truly unbearable,” said Andrea Rosal. declined saying only the teachers Lahi” (Legacy of our people). He was operation. Rosal was detained for one year and could go back, but the four should stay also coordinator of the Anakpawis As of September 30, there are six five months, at a very crucial moment behind. partylist. documented cases of human rights (Continued on page 25) 22 Karapatan Monitor 23 23 April-September 2015 23

TOTAL NDF Consultants Arrested Region Women No. of PPs & Staff Under PNoy when she entered motherhood. She Andrea, or Andeng to her friends Araneta-Bocala is NDFP peace Cordillera Administrative firearms and explosives but lost her daughter. On September and family, is the daughter of the late consultant for Visayas and carries 5 0 1 5 was later dismissed at the 7, 2015, she was released after the Communist Party of the Philippines with her JASIG Document of Region Prosecutor’s office in San Jose murder charge against her was finally spokesperson Ka Roger Rosal. That Identification No. ND978245 under Ilocos 0 0 0 0 del Monte, Bulacan. Latayan dismissed. was probably the only reason why the assumed name “Remi Estrella.” Cagayan Valley 12 3 0 12 also face charges of illegal she was charged with two trumped The Department of Interior and Local Central Luzon 11 2 1 6 possession of firearms and up criminal cases—kidnapping with Government and the Department of Southern Tagalog 20 1 0 8 explosives in Mauban, Quezon murder and murder. National Defense hitlist has placed a Bicol 37 3 1 28 filed in 2008. Now, she is determined to bring Php 7.8 million reward for the arrest of NCR 224 22 13 61 Lorenzo spent more the fate of her daughter and her unjust Araneta-Bocala. Western Visayas 20 2 1 20 than a month in the holding detention to justice. “I will work for the She was charged with illegal Central Visayas 4 0 0 2 area of the Anti-Organized campaign to free all political prisoners possession of firearms and Eastern Visayas 34 8 1 26 Crime Unit of the CIDG inside like me, who were arrested, detained ammunition based on, again, “planted Northern Mindanao 38 2 2 32 Camp Crame, where jail and made to suffer in jail for our evidence” such as hand grenade, a Caraga 15 0 0 14 authorities claim there is no political beliefs and affiliation,” said .45-caliber pistol, a 22-caliber pistol food provision for detainees. Rosal in a press conference after her and several rounds of ammunition. Socsksargen 28 1 0 15 He was only given leftover release. The police claimed they found these Western Mindanao 26 5 0 18 food from the ration of CIDG There are hundreds more of “evidence” in her possession when Southern Mindanao 53 2 0 29 police. On August 12, Lorenzo Andrea Rosal in jail who should she was arrested. She is now jailed at ARMM 28 0 0 11 was transferred to the Special be released immediately. However, the BJMP Jail, Brgy. Nalook, Kalibo, Total 555 51 20 287 Intensive Care Area-1 of the BS Aquino regime continues Aklan. Araneta-Bocala suffers from Sickly 85 the Metro Manila District to treat the political prisoners as numerous ailments such as gastritis, Elderly 50 TABLE 3: Political Prisoners Jail at Camp Bagong Diwa, criminals. The peace consultants of ulcer, recurring lumbar pains due to Arrested Minor 8 (as of September 2015) Taguig City while Latayan the National Democratic Front of the scoliosis, recurring pain in her left is still detained at the Major Philippines are arrested and jailed eye which was operated on previously, Crime Intensive Unit in Camp based on fabricated criminal charges anemia, vertigo, goiter, and recurring Crame. and the Joint Agreement on Safety numbness on her legs and feet. arrested at their house in San Jose and leaders of people’s organizations On June 1, Adelberto Silva, and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG) Ernesto Lorenzo, 59, was at Del Monte, Bulacan. Latayan was in Southern Tagalog falsely charged 68, was arrested with wife Rosanna continues to be violated. the IT Center in Gilmore, Quezon City outside the house to meet her seven- with criminal offenses by Pres. Cabusao, 53, and aide Isidro De Maria Concepcion “Concha” on July 20, 2015 when he was nabbed year-old daughter who was coming Gloria Arroyo’s IALAG. In 2007, UN Lima, 68. Silva, a labor leader, Araneta-Bocala, 64, was arrested by joint elements of the CIDG and home from school when she noticed Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial is a JASIG-protected person with on August 1, 2015 at her residence in members of the military intelligence two men in civilian clothes inside their killings Prof. Philip Alston strongly Document Identification Number Juntado Subdivision, Calumpang, group. He was on the escalator when compound. Other plain-clothed men, recommended the abolition of the ND978229 under the assumed Molo, Iloilo City by joint two men grabbed him. He shouted who identified themselves as CIDG, IALAG and to stop the practice of name “Percival Rojo”. Cabusao is a forces of the Criminal to catch the public’s attention, but went straight to the second floor of the filing of trumped up charges against researcher/consultant of the Crispin Investigation and he was immediately whisked out of house. When they came down, they activists. Lorenzo is a long-time labor B. Beltran Resource Center and a Detection Unit (CIDU) the building and into a van. He was were already carrying bags and a box leader and a pastor of the United founding member of Gabriela. and the ISAFP. The brought to PNP General Headquarters of weapons, which the police later used Methodist Church (UMC). The couple was arrested in their arrest was made based at Camp Crame, Quezon City. Ernesto as “evidence”. The search warrant used against home in Bacoor, Cavite by elements of on warrants for two Lorenzo was previously issued an Lorenzo’s arrest was based on a Latayan came from the Cabanatuan the CIDG. The 50 armed men forced murder charges, that NDFP Document of Identification No. warrant for destructive arson filed City Regional Trial Court. On the themselves into the house, searched supposedly happened ND 978229 under the assumed name in 2010 in Lucena City. Lorenzo is basis of “planted” evidence, Latayan it; and, based on what Cabusao saw, almost three decades ‘Lean Martinez’. among the “ST 72” or the 72 activists was charged with illegal possession “planted” evidences against them. ago, in 1987 and in At about the same time, Lorenzo’s The arrest was based on the arrest 1998. wife Joyce Latayan, 39, was also warrants against Silva for several murder cases in different provinces. Silva is among the accused in the so- called mass grave found in Hilongos, Leyte—the same fabricated charge used against several other NDFP Consultants such as Benito Tiamzon and Wilma Austria-Tiamzon. Silva also faces murder charges which supposedly happened in Cagayan Valley. It was the same case used TOP-BOTTOM (L-R): Portraits of against Elizabeth Principe, another Emeterio Antaan (by Dew Aleli NDFP consultant, but whose case was Ayroso); Adelberto Silva (by Melvin dismissed in 2009. Pollero); Leopoldo Caloza (by Arnie Jarabillo); Eduardo Serrano (by Jesus Silva, Cabusao, and De Lima were Santiago); Photos of Concha Araneta- charged with illegal possession of Bocala and Ernesto Lorenzo. firearms and explosives which was OPPOSITE: Andrea Rosal with political prisoner and NDFP consultant Eduardo Serrano. 24 Karapatan Monitor 25 25 April-September 2015 25

(“State of Tanduay..” from page 21) filed in Bacoor, Cavite. The evidences Quezon City. On September 24, he Ka Iro, along with the DPA Ramos Using water cannons against the workers, the company guards made another attempt to disperse the against them were planted during the was unexpectedly transferred to the and other companions. Domingo striking workers on the second day of the strike. The guards hit the workers with truncheons and threw raid by the CIDG, a pattern that has Special Intensive Care Area-1, Camp later surrendered to the 48th IB and stones and empty bottles at them. Around 37 workers were injured during the dispersal. been very visible in many trumped-up Bagong Diwa, Taguig City. supposedly led the military to the The violent dispersal of the workers’ picket line would be repeated in the succeeding days and months cases filed against activists and peace The GPH has completely grave of Ramos. consultants. reneged on its commitment to Two other testimonies against as workers stood firm on their demands. The BS Aquino regime’s track is release “most, if not all” political Caloza and Antalan came from The strike continued as the Tanduay workers filed a petition at the Labor Department calling for their definitely not to engage in the peace prisoners when on September 17, Leonardo Bernardo and Tarcila regularization and reinstatement in their workplace. talks, but to jail consultants and keep 2015 the Pasig City Regional Trial Ramos, the mother of Kathlyn. On June 22, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) Region IV-A came out with an order them in detention for as long as it can. Court Branch 266 convicted peace Bernardo said he knew Antalan and directing TDI to regularize the 130 workers supplied by the Global Pro and HD service cooperatives, Additional false charges are filed even consultants Emeterio Antalan, Caloza as NPA leaders and Ramos as as the consultants are already in jail. 56, and Leopoldo Caloza, 55, after “tagapagturo sa magsasaka ( a teacher a service contracting agency. The company ignored the decision, and instead filed an Appeal at the Such is the case of the longest six years of trial. The court found to the peasants).” He later learned DOLE. It also went on its attempt to dismantle the picket line. Violence again erupted on August 4 and detained NDFP consultant Eduardo the two “guilty beyond reasonable that Ramos was killed. Bernardo’s September 22. Serrano, 62. Serrano has been in doubt” for the murder of a certain testimony mentioned nothing about On September 22, the PNP-Cabuyao fired twice during the dispersal of a rally held by the striking jail for more than 11 years now for Kathlyn Ramos, supposedly a “deep the alleged murder. workers. Again, water cannons and truncheons were used against the workers. At least 13 workers were trumped up charges meant for a penetrating agent (DPA) of the AFP. Tarcila Ramos testified about certain Rogelio Villanueva. Their arrest is already a violation of the exhumation of a body that she injured during the dispersal. At least 11 other persons were injured during the August 4 dispersal. In June, the Court of Appeals the JASIG, their conviction is even assumed, but not certain, to be that The attacks against the striking workers of Tanduay shows the clear connivance between the owner, ordered the Quezon City Regional more iniquitous. of her daughter’s. She admitted in Lucio Tan, and the military and police to violently break a legitimate protest and ignore the rightful demands Trial Court Branch 98 to first resolve Caloza, arrested in 2006, had to court that they didn’t undergo a of the workers. Lucio Tan and his puppets in the military and police violated both the economic, civil and the issue of Serrano’s identity— face 21 trumped-up criminal charges DNA test to establish if it was indeed political rights of the workers. whether he and Villanueva are the while Antalan, arrested in 2007, was her daughter’s remains. Domingo, same persons—before proceeding to charged with eight criminal cases. in his testimony, used the names The picket line still stands. Lucio Tan has yet to comply with the Labor Department’s orders, just as hear the primary case on trial. Serrano Almost all of the charges against Caloza and Antalan, and not the he tried to ignore the Philippine Airlines workers’ strike in 2011 against massive termination. Lucio Tan is appears before the court for charges of them were dismissed or quashed for alleged aliases of the people who were listed in The Forbes magazine as the second wealthiest billionaire from the Philippines with a net worth multiple murder, frustrated murder, lack of merit as early as 2007. The supposedly involved in the killing of $6.1 billion or P270 billion. Aside from Tanduay Distillers Inc., Lucio Tan owns Asia Brewery, Philippine robbery, multiple frustrated murder, murder case for which they were of Ramos. Still, the court believed Airlines, Philippine National Bank, and Eton real estate. ˜ kidnapping, and multiple murder and sentenced to reclusion perpetua or Domingo’s story without any direct multiple frustrated murder, all meant life imprisonment would have been evidences to support his claim. Branch for Rogelio Villanueva. the last of the false charges Antalan 266 even justified this by saying, The hearing on October 13 at had to hurdle in court. It would have “circumstantial evidence, if sufficient, the Branch 98 should have been been the same for Caloza, except that can supplant the absence of direct .S. Aquino once dreamed of crushing the people’s revolution and rendering the rebels insignificant. the promulgation on Serrano’s in August 2015, two criminal charges, evidence.” identity after the prosecution failed long archived, were revived. A warrant Caloza and Antalan, now detained Trusting and worshipping his colonial master, he patterned his counterinsurgency operational to present its witness. Yet, in haste, of arrest was served to Caloza at Camp at the New Bilibid Prisons, Muntinlupa Bplan after the US Military Counterinsurgency (COIN) Guide. He put on deceptive trimmings of “peace the prosecution filed a motion for Bagong Diwa for murder in 1994 and City, are the second and third peace and development”, “people-centric” and “whole-of-nation” to his military strategy. To further enhance reconsideration to allow them to attempted murder in 2005. consultants to be convicted since the its appeal to the people, he named it after a traditional Filipino practice of mutual cooperation called present witnesses, and the court Caloza is a consultant working JASIG was signed by the GPH and “Bayanihan” and masqueraded his State security forces with a collar that reads “respects human allowed it. Two army officers took the on the Comprehensive Agreement the NDFP in 1995. In 2013, peace witness stand. One of the witnesses for Social and Economic Reforms consultant Eduardo Sarmiento was rights”. But all these are for the show as his military and paramilitary forces relentlessly launch their neither knows Villanueva nor Serrano. (CASER) while Antalan is consultant sentenced to life imprisonment for atrocious offensives victimizing even unarmed civilians; all these, to protect the powers that be and The other witness said he saw on peasant concerns and represents illegal possession of firearms and favoured transnational interests that plunder the nation’s resources and encroached into ancestral Villanueva thrice—first, during an the Central Luzon region. explosives. domains. ambush in 2003 from which the case Judge Toribio Ilao’s decision As of September 30, 2015, there The first phase of Oplan Bayanihan (OpBay) was a dismal failure. The deadline the Aquino government set to defeat was based; second, when a picture was based solely on the testimony are 555 political prisoners in jail its perceived enemies was not met. The deadline has been extended for the nth time. Now that the Aquino regime has but of Villanueva was shown him at the of Bayani Domingo, who claimed facing baseless and made-up criminal a few months to go before it makes itself inconsequential, its killing machine is on a rampage, viciously attacking anyone hospital right after the ambush in to be a former NPA member before charges who should immediately perceived as obstacles along its already blood-soaked “righteous path”. 2003; and third, during the October he surrendered to the military in be released. The few that had been Only a few months is left for the Aquino regime to go but it has not awakened from its dream, its grandeur illusion 13, 2015 hearing, 12 years later. 2002. Domingo admitted he did not released like Andrea Rosal, is a proof of that “righteous path” and a victory over a people persevering to be free from the bondage of poverty and an unjust, Serrano is a JASIG protected see Antalan and Caloza kill Kathlyn that the charge hurled by the regime inhuman system. Hubris and insensitive that he is, Aquino takes pride in bequeathing to his successor a legacy of person and one of the 20 detained Ramos. Domingo claimed that on against activists and innocent civilians blunders and most of all a blood-soaked “righteous path”, leaving in its trail 294 victims of extrajudicial killings, 318 peace consultants of the NDFP. October 26, 2002 at an NPA camp in is a farce. More so because these cases victims of frustrated killings, and countless other victims of human rights violations, as well as a lingering nightmare of Arrested in May 2004, he was San Jose City, Nueva Ecija, Ka Ino, are backed by so-called witnesses meandering evacuees. incommunicado for a week before he whom Domingo averred as Caloza, who mocks the courts and whatever But the people would have none of it, not anymore. Their hardships and sacrifices have built in them more than was brought to Calapan Provincial ordered him to dig a hole in the trimmings of democracy is left in this resilience. These have galvanized their determination to put up a fight. Jail. In 2006, he was transferred to ground. Domingo also claimed that country. Camp Crame Custodial Center in he was ordered to fetch Antalan, aka ÿ ÿ ÿ PHOTO CREDITS Alcadev | bulatlat.com | Davao News | Kilab Multimedia | pinoyweekly.org | UNTV News

published by KARAPATAN (Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights) 2/F Erythrina Building, #1 Maaralin corner Matatag Streets, Brgy. Central 1100 Quezon City, Philippines Telefax: +632 4354146 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www. karapatan.org 26 Karapatan Monitor 27 27 April-September 2015 27 Aquino policy: militarization and displacement of communities. Surigao del Sur province and key lumad areas in Targeting the Lumad under Oplan Bayanihan These include the Lumad from Paquibato and Agusan del Sur. The transfer of the headquarters Talaingod who have been forced to seek refuge at of the 402nd Infantry Brigade last June 2015 from By Renato Reyes Jr. the UCCP Haran in Davao City. Also on the priority regional center Butuan City to Tandag City, Surigao and the Whole of Nation Initiative natoreyes.wordpress.com list are the Lumad areas in Surigao del Sur where del Sur illustrates the shift of focus of the entire militarization has been intense and where the brigade to the province,” according to Karapatan in ALCADEV Lumad school is located. Caraga. Human rights groups in Caraga have reported Similarly in Davao, a “peace caravan” led by DSWD ast September 8, 2015, when confronted by questions at an Inquirer forum regarding the killings of a to us that on August 25, simultaneous “peace/ secretary Dinky Soliman was also held in Talaingod Lumad teacher and community leaders, President Aquino responded that there was no policy to kill serbisyo caravans” were launched Surigao del Sur from June 19-20, consistent with the timetable in anybody and that what they were doing was serving the people. “Serving the people does not entail and Surigao del Norte (consistent with the timetable the Powerpoint presentation. Many of the Manobos L in the PPT presentation). Based on the accounts, the currently seeking refuge at the UCCP Haran were killing any of our citizens,” the President added. caravans were initiated by the AFP’s and the Office from this area. The “peace caravan” sought to of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process and downplay the reality of internally displaced persons As usual, the President’s response was evasive and mobilized in the counter-insurgency drive. The included agencies such as the DOH, DILG, NCIP and by making it appear that there was no disruption in sought to downplay or deny altogether the problem of program does not aim to address actual root causes DEPED. There were programs and public meetings the delivery of services from key government agencies. Lumad killings and forced displacement. of armed conflict, focusing instead on high-profile in Marihatag and Lianga. The program included The deaths of Samarca, Campos and Sinzo, the Can there really be no policy targeting the Lumad programs such as the conditional cash transfer presentations to the public of alleged rebel returnees. displacement of the Lumad from Talaingod and communities of Mindanao at a time when the body program and medical missions. The WNI compliments The organizers tried to invite local org MAPASU Paquibato, and the fact that they are all from the count is climbing and refugees are growing in the military drive through the use of psy-war and but the group was busy with preparations for the so-called priority areas for the government counter- number? deception. Alternative Learning Center for Alcadev foundation insurgency program Bayanihan and WNI are no Recent pronouncements by the military as well as a The WNI clearly spells out the target groups day. coincidence. The deaths and displacements are in fact Powerpoint presentation from a government agency and priority regions for government’s counter- One Capt. Joe Patrick Martinez, deputy the direct result of Oplan Bayanihan and WNI; the would show that the President is lying when it comes insurgency program. Various government agencies spokesperson of the 4th Infantry Division of the use of both military power as well as civilian agencies the so-called absence of a “policy” against the Lumad. are being tapped to undertake “serbisyo caravans” to Philippine Army, over local radio station DXBR, for psy-war operations. The presentation called Whole of Nation Initiative, compliment “focused military operations” in these challenged Karapatan, ALCADEV, TRIFPSS and other At most, the Whole of Nation Initiative makes believed to be originally from the Office of the target areas. The thrusts are consistent with Oplan progressive and militant organizations in Caraga to civilian agencies complicit in the deaths and Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), Bayanihan’s “whole of nation” and “people centered” join in the peace caravan “if you are really for peace”. displacement of the Lumad of Mindanao. They shows a concerted effort by various government approach. Each agency is assigned a particular service Martinez emphasized that 70% of the NPA are Lumad are being mobilized to support the so-called agencies carrying out the Aquino government’ to provide (e.g. DSWD for CCT, DoH for medical because the children were being taught by NPA. “focused military operations” undertaken in Lumad counter-insurgency campaign called Oplan missions and so on). The “invitation” may have actually been a veiled communities. At the very least, the presence of Bayanihan, a program patterned after the US Counter Based on the Powerpoint presentation, the priority threat. Those who did not welcome and participate in civilian agencies in the counter-insurgency operations Insurgency Guide. The focus regions and timetable areas for the “caravans” are the same areas and the caravan are perceived to be NPA sympathizers and has not spared the civilian population from abuses by cited in the presentation coincides with the regions sectors identified by the military as the base of the enemies of the state, “enemies of peace”. the AFP and their paramilitary minions. severely affected by militarization. New People’s Army. It uses an example the Eastern One week after the “peace caravans” were held in Oplan Bayanihan is supposed to end on December What the presentation and recent AFP Mindanao region and echoes the public statements Surigao, on September 1, three Lumad were killed. 2016. It has already failed to meet its medium-term pronouncements reveal is that there is indeed a of the Eastern Mindanao Command that 74% of They were Emerito Samarca, 54, Executive Director goal of rendering the NPA irrelevant so that the AFP policy to target the Lumad of Mindanao. It shows the members of the NPA in the region are from the of Alcadev; Dionel Campos, chair of the Mapasu and could focus on external defense during the second the complicity of other government agencies in the ranks of indigenous peoples and that 90% of the his cousin, Bello Sinzo. Alleged perpetrators were half of the program. Meanwhile, as the rampage current Lumad crisis. The policy has had disastrous NPA guerilla base are in ancestral domains of the IP paramilitary groups linked with the AFP. of military and paramilitary groups continue, the effects on Lumad leaders and their communities. communities. The thrusts of the counter-insurgency Human rights groups in Caraga report that OPAPP would rather undertake a psy-war roadshow That the President refuses to acknowledge that this program therefore has to be “IP-centric”. military combat and clearing operations have been than actually engage the NDFP in serious peace policy exists means that there will be no meaningful Those insisting that the IP’s are merely “caught concentrated in the WNI priority areas in Caraga negotiations to address the root causes of the armed action or resolution that can be expected from this in the crossfire” should re-examine their position (Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Sur mostly) starting conflict. administration. because as far as the AFP and other civilian agencies June this year, confirming the priority areas and Aquino, the AFP and the OPAPP deserve our Oplan Bayanihan calls for the “whole of nation are concerned, the IP’s and their communities and timetable in the Powerpoint presentation. strongest condemnation for the massacres and the approach” and “people-centric approach” in carrying schools ARE the real targets. “These municipalities constitute almost the entire growing number of internal refugees in Mindanao. out its counter-insurgency campaign. The entire The stated priority areas of the counter-insurgency state apparatus, including civilian agencies, is being campaign are the same areas experiencing heavy