CPP/Ang Bayan: Peasant killed in Sorsogon

Propaganda article from the English language edition of the CPP online publication Ang Bayan (Oct 7): Peasant killed in Sorsogon

A peasant was killed in Sorsogon while a farmer-leader survived an attack in Tagum City.

Sorsogon. Elements of the 31st IB forced their way into the house of farmer Josefina Garote in Upper San Jose, Bulusan and gunned down her relative Jestoni Garote. Wounded in the shooting was another farmer, Efren Galve. The troopers also arrested Jaypee Garote and Leo Firmanes.

KARAPATAN-Sorsogon reported that the military accused the victims of being members of the New People’s Army after an encounter between Red fighters and the AFP in the area.

Tagum City. Peasant leader Dexter Ian Selebrado, 31, was wounded in an ambush perpetrated by suspected military agents. Two men aboard a motorcycle shot him near Fatima Parish, 3rd Avenue. He is now in critical condition after sustaining gunshot wounds to the nape and upper pelvic area.

Selebrado had just come from the Inter-Provincial Forum on the People’s Initiative to Abolish Pork Barrel in Tagum City when he was blocked and shot by two men.

He is a firm advocate of peasant and Lumad rights, and is also an organizer of Karadyawan, a local peasant group affiliated with the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas.

[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.]

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