CPP/Ang Bayan: Civilian shot, wounded by soldiers

Propaganda article from the English language edition of Ang Bayan posted to the CPP Website (Feb 21): Civilian shot, wounded by soldiers

A civilian suffered a gunshot wound to the arm after soldiers strafed a group of foreign tourists who were birdwatching at a mountainous area in Barangay Dalwangan, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, at around 8 a.m. of February 13.

The civilian, who was identified as Carlito Gayamara was guiding seven foreigners in a forested area of Mt. Kitanglad. Despite their cries that they were civilians, the military continued strafing them for more than ten minutes.

The soldiers did not even help bring Gayamara to hospital, and left him to shoulder his medical expenses. Worse, to evade responsibility, they claimed that Gayamara was hit in the crossfire between the AFP and the New People’s Army (NPA). In fact, no unit of the NPA was in that area at the time.

The soldiers indiscriminately rained bullets on the tourists because they were demoralized due to a recent harassment operation by the NPA.

Two days prior, two soldiers were killed and five others wounded when Red fighters under the Mt. Kitanglad Subregional Command sniped operating troops of the AFP Special Forces Battalion in a nearby area. In reaction, the military unleashed 12 artillery shells on an area considered sacred by the Lumad. More than 40 families were forced to flee towards Barangay Kibenton, Impasug-ong.

Meanwhile, an M14 rifle and rounds of ammunition were seized from a soldier of the 59th IB who was meted punishment in a sparrow operation in Sitio Tamala, San Marcelino, General Nakar, Quezon in the afternoon of February 8.

The soldier who was identified as Ben Floro was assigned to the Intelligence Section of the 59th IB. He was part of the combined forces of the 59th, 1st and 16th IB who continually conduct military operations in the towns of Infanta, General Nakar and the Polillo Group of Islands in northern Quezon. Their operations wreak havoc on the people in these areas, especially the Dumagat and Remontado natives and the peasants and fisherfolk.

[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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