Suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels shot and killed an
Ata tribal leader and his companion in Panabo City
Capt. Rhyan Batchar, 10th Infantry Division Spokesperson,
identified the fatalities as Datu Ruben Labawan, 42, a tribal leader of the Ata
in Paquibato District and Romeo Tanio, 49.
He added the two were motoring along the national highway in
Panabo City
Prior to the shooting, Labawan and Tanio, together with
other leaders of the Ata-Manobo tribe and representatives of the national and
local government agencies attended a convergence forum and consultation
organized by the National Commission for Indigenous People (NCIP) XI at RJ3
Restaurant in Panabo City.
The meeting discussed the implementation of a pilot project
for the lumads called Slope Agriculture Land Technology.
Pursuit operations against the suspects are ongoing, Batchar
said.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=901839
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