From the Manila Standard Today (Aug 19): Agusan NPA rebels raid mayor’s house
At least 20 New People’s Army rebels raided the home of Sta. Josefa, Agusan del Sur Mayor John Roby Otero on Saturday (August 16) in Barangay Poblacion in the latest of a series of rebel attacks victimizing Agusan mayors.
Sta. Josefa Municipal Councilor Reynaldo Quijada, a former provincial board member of Agusan del Sur said the NPA attack on the mayor’s house was a propaganda to spite the military.
But the attack will boomerang on them (NPAs) because Otero served the people of Sta. Josefa with utmost dedication and sincerity.
Why the NPA chose to raid Otero’s house was puzzling, Quijada said.
Otero is the provincial chairman of the Liberal Party of Agusan del Sur during the 2013 elections and a nephew of former Sta. Josefa Mayor and losing LP Gubernatorial bet for Agusan del Sur Isosceles Otero.
The Oteros are political rivals of the Plaza clan now headed by Agusan del Sur Governor Eddie Plaza. His two sisters are members of the House of Representatives for Agusan del Sur.
Sta. Josefa, situated at the boundaries of Agusan del Sur and Davao, Compostela provinces, is about 200 kilometers away from Butuan City, Caraga region’s regional center and capital.
The raid on the town’s chief executive was the second incident involving the NPAs for the third quarter of this year alone. Last June 8, the NPA swooped down on the house of another town mayor Ramon Calo of Carmen in Caraga Region.
NPA rebels belonging to the Western Agusan del Norte-Agusan del Sur Sub-regional Command stormed the house Calo which is just across the Carmen Municipal Police Station and the Municipal Hall.
Calo was not in his house at the time of the raid as he was in Manila visiting his wife and children who have opted to stay in Manila for good. Calo’s wife was former mayor of Carmen.
http://manilastandardtoday.com/2014/08/19/agusan-npa-rebels-raid-mayor-s-house/
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