2 kids abducted by NPA undergo stress debriefing

From the Mindanao Times (Dec 14): 2 kids abducted by NPA undergo stress debriefing

The two children of a soldier are now in the Eastern Command Station Hospital in Panacan to undergo a stress debriefing after they were taken by the New People’s Army at 9:30 a.m. in Kapalong, Davao Del Norte last Dec. 9. ,Lt. Joy Damasco, commander of Peace Communication and Information Company, Civil Military Operations Battalion of the 10th Infantry Division, said that the two teens—aged 12 and 17—suffered a traumatic experience. The name of the father is withheld to protect the victims.

Damasco added that psychiatrists from Panacan Hospital and some volunteer doctors from Ateneo de Davao University are watching over the kids. Their father, a rebel integree, believed that the abduction was meant as revenge for leaving the movement. The two children and another civilian were left to the care of the tribal chieftain of Kapalong and was brought to Datu Domingo last Monday morning.

According to the police report, Masaluon and the two kids were on their way home after picking up a sack of rice in Barangay Datu Balong. They were one of the victims of typhoon “Pablo” and temporarily staying in the detachment. A platoon of New People’s Army blocked their path and he ran in another direction away from the children, hoping that the rebels will run after him. Three of the NPA rebels followed him while the other four abducted his two children and another civilian.

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