CPP/Ang Bayan: Mabaca tribe demands 77th IB pullout

Propaganda article from the English language edition of Ang Bayan posted to the CPP Website (Jun 7): Mabaca tribe demands 77th IB pullout

The Mabaca tribe, through the Cordillera People’s Alliance, expressed its opposition to the 77th IB’s construction of a military camp in their community in Tanap, Mabaca in Balbalan, Kalinga. A platoon under the military unit arrived in the area on the second week of May to build a detachment.

The tribespeople said they were against the camp’s construction due to the long list of abuses and other human rights violations they have suffered in the hands of military troops since 1993, which includes coercion, beatings and surveillance.

The tribespeople were also aware of the soldiers’ antisocial practices, such as drunkenness, gambling, illegal drug use and theft, and said that their negative influence would only bring discord to their tribe. They also demanded justice for the extrajudicial killing of Jeff “Openg” Daoayan, a member of their tribe who was killed by soldiers in 2006.

The local residents immediately opposed the detachment’s construction. To appease them, the 77th IB called for a consultation but refused to stop building the camp. Instead, the military just scheduled another round of consultations when it failed to convince the locals.


[Ang Bayan is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippines and is issued by the CPP Central Committee. It provides news about the work of the Party as well as its analysis of and views on current issues. Ang Bayan comes out fortnightly and is published in Pilipino, Bisaya, Ilokano, Waray, Hiligaynon and English.]

http://www.philippinerevolution.net/publications/ang_bayan/20140607/mabaca-tribe-demands-77th-ib-pullout