Ambushed CAFGUs receives assistance from President

From the Philippine Information Agency (Aug 8): Ambushed CAFGUs receives assistance from President

ASUNCION, Davao del Norte — A few days after the unexpected ambush incident in Kapalong, Davao del Norte perpetrated by the New People’s Army (NPA) against elements of the AFP’s CAFGU Active Auxiliary (CAA), an infuriated President Rodrigo Duterte flew straight to the 60th Infantry Battalion Headquarters in Asuncion, Davao del Norte  to personally extend his condolences and financial assistance to the family of the killed victim and to the two others (CAA members) wounded during the incident.

In his visit last July 29, Duterte gave an immediate financial assistance of P20,000.00 to the family of the killed CAA member; and P10,000.00 each to the wounded personnel. During a press conference following his visit, Duterte showed a paper containing the amounts of financial assistance that he wills to give to the slain victims as well as those injured in battle.

On Tuesday, August 2, Governor Anthony Del Rosario of Davao del Norte also visited Headquarters 60IB to extend financial aid to the family of the killed CAA as well as the other victims. Del Rosario, while thanking the victims for the services that they have been rendering to their community as members of the CAFGU, further assured them that all help will be duly given to them by the government.

He asked Colonel Ricardo Nepomuceno of the 1003rd Infantry Brigade to facilitate a meeting for a review of the peace and security situation of the province.

The family has already filed charges in court and is now processing another complaint to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) GPH-NDF Joint Monitoring Committee for violations of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Respect for Human Rights and the International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIL) by the NPA.

The said ambush, which took the life of one CAA and wounded two others, was, for Duterte, disrespectful to his earlier pronouncement of a unilateral ceasefire. The following day, on July 30, without a reciprocal declaration from the CPP-NPA-NDF leadership, Duterte called off the unilateral ceasefire of the government.

All AFP units, meanwhile, has been put on red alert status effective 5:00 p.m. of July 30.(Civil-Military Operations,60th Infantry (MEDIATOR) Battalion, 10ID, PA)

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