Monday, May 23, 2016

Justice for slain peace consultant sought

From Tempo (May 23): Justice for slain peace consultant sought

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur – The family of murdered peace consultant Josefina V. Bajade has appealed on the government for the swift arrest of her killers.

The immediate kin of the 65-year-old Bajade, a provincial government employee for almost 40 years and former provincial welfare office chief of the province of Agusan del Sur, particularly asked the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to conduct a massive manhunt against the perpetrators.

“Our helpless mother was murdered and we don’t know why they (assailants) do this to her,” Bajade’s son Dexter Jr. said in vernacular.

He said her helpless mother forced by heavily armed men to ride a single motorcycle for unknown reason and then shot her to death.

The whole officialdom of the province of Agusan del Sur was also shocked and saddened by the killing of Bajade, consultant on peace process of Gov. Adolph Edward G. Plaza in Agusan del Sur. Bajade played a key role in the peace process in Agusan del Sur, Cane said.

Base on police report, Bajade and her son Dexter were on board a metallic brown Toyota Innova, a government vehicle, on their way to Barangay San Isidro, Monkayo town, in Compostela Valley (ComVal) to meet an alleged New People’s Army (NPA) amazon identified only as certain “Vilma”, a former barangay health worker in Loreto town, Agusan del Sur), who decided to surrender at about 4 p.m. last May 15.

While on their way to the meeting place, they were flagged down at the municipal border of Monkayo and Montevista of the province by four men and a woman armed with AK 47 rifles and M203.

The armed group ordered them to alight from their vehicle.

Bajade was later forced to board a motorcycle while his son Dexter and their driver, Tyron T. Ananoria, were tied up and left behind in the place.

After almost 45 minutes, Dexter managed to untie his arm and followed her mother by walking for almost 45 minutes.

The son found (his) mother already bathing with her own blood.

http://www.tempo.com.ph/2016/05/23/news/regional/justice-for-slain-peace-consultant-sought/

1 comment:

  1. Looks like yet another commie/New People's Army murder of an unarmed civilian.

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