Posted to the CPP Website (Nov 10): Explosive vs Lumad Blackfighters, 10th ID-AFP troops in Paquibato wounds 2 regulars, 6 Cafgu forces; 66th IB-AFP mauls young farmer in Nabunturan
Rigoberto Sanchez
Spokesperson
NPA Southern Mindanao (Merardo Arce Command)
Punitive measures continue against the 10th Infantry Division-Armed Forces of the Philippines to counter its atrocious methods of terrorizing the peasant and Lumad masses in Paquibato District, Davao City. On Wednesday, at 2:20 PM in Km. 24 Pamantawan, Barangay Malibog, the 1st Pulang Bagani Company-New People’s Army used a command detonated explosive against three 72nd Infantry Battalion elements and 10 Alamara and Blackfighter bandits, wounding two of the Army troops and hitting six of the bandits.
The explosive is meant to warn the Lumad bandits and 10th ID-AFP from further exploiting and abusing the indigenous Manobos of Paquibato for its reign of terror and counterrevolutionary operations.
The military’s abuses are not limited in Paquibato. On October 31 in Purok 3, San Roque, Nabunturan, the 66th Infantry Battalion-10th ID-AFP mauled, tortured, buttstroked using an M203 grenade launcher a young peasant, Boboy Ayagina....
In Paquibato, the paramilitary Lumad bandits were led by Nomer Ogaw, son of Cawsing Ogaw, a notorious paramilitary leader of Blackfighters who was punished by the NPA last July....
The AFP has no qualms in arming innocent Lumads to become paramilitary troops or forced multipliers for its counterrevolutionary purposes....
By using hapless, innocent Lumads as its rabid dogs and torturing civilians, the 10th ID-AFP only perpetuates the very character of Oplan Bayanihan of the US-Aquino regime – that it is no better than the deadly Oplan Bantay Laya of the US-Arroyo regime.
In the last one and a half year of Oplan bayanihan operations, the AFP has shown itself as wholly reactionary, counterrevolutionary and fascist to the core. The 10th ID-AFP spokespersons and officials are wasting their time in depicting themselves to the public as peacemakers and human rights advocates. They are not. The Oplan Bayanihan has unleashed its fangs of fascism in the countryside leaving in its trail an increasing list of human rights abuses....
http://www.philippinerevolution.net/statements/explosive-vs-lumad-blackfighters-10th-id-afp-troops-in-paquibato-wounds-2-regulars-6-cafgu-forces-66th-ib-afp-mauls-young-farmer-in-nabunturan
Counter-propaganda attack by the NPA Southern Mindanao Command intended to shift media focus away from the NPA murder of unarmed Philippine soldiers and on to the alleged HR violations of the Philippine military. The propaganda ball is back in the Philippine Army's court. These sort of tit-for-tat propaganda exchanges between the Philippine military and the NPA insurgents is a common place occurrence in AFP-NPA contested areas.
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