Thursday, May 4, 2017

NDFP orders indemnification of fish vendor hurt in NPA hit

From the Mindanao Times (May 4): NDFP orders indemnification of fish vendor hurt in NPA hit

THE NATIONAL Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) has ordered the payment of damages to the family of fish vendor Larry T. Buenafe, who was hurt during the April 29 attack on a Lapanday-owned box plant in Barangay Mandug, Buhangin District.

The regional council of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines-Southern Mindanao Region ordered the indemnification of Buenafe in a statement sent May 2.
 
Buenafe during the attack by the 1st Pulang Bagani Battalion-New People’s Army Southern Mindanao against the Lorenzo-owned Lapanday Foods Corp. (LFC).

“The NDF hereby requests Third Party Facilitators from the church people, medical practitioners, civil libertarians and other advocates to expedite the public dispensation of indemnification the soonest possible time in Davao City,” NDFP southern Mindanao region spokesperson Rubi del Mundo said.

“The 1st PBB reported that a team of its red fighters carried out the demolition action against the reinforcing troops of Task Force Davao in Brgy. Tigatto after the NPA unit assaulted the LFC box and plastic plants in nearby Brgy. Mandug,” del Mundo said.

“The blaster-operator saw that Mr. Buenafe was far from the target military vehicle and proceeded to detonate the explosives. The shock waves and splinter, however, hit and injured him.”

Del Mundo relayed the organization’s apologies to the family of Buenafe.
 
“The NDF-SMR deeply apologizes to the family of Mr. Buenafe and to the public for this occurrence,” del Mundo said.

In a statement, Lapanday said the damage to the box plant alone was already worth P2 billion, with around 130 workers directly affected by the incident.

Around 100 are direct employees of Lapanday, while 30 others were contractuals.

At least five homes inside the Rice Mill compound were razed during the incident, with around seven families affected by the incident.

The City Social Services and Development Office is taking care of the families who were affected.

Earlier this week, both Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte called out the actions of the NPA for injuring a member of the sector the rebels supposedly represented.

However, Mayor Duterte said that local peace talks were still among the options if the rebel group was willing.
 

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