Thursday, May 2, 2019

Army to file charges for soldier’s mauling

From the Visayan Daily Star (May 2, 2019): Army to file charges for soldier’s mauling

The Philippine Army is filing charges against leaders and members of militant organizations for mauling and taking the personal belongings yesterday of a soldier in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, Lt. Col. Patricio Tomales, 15th Infantry Battalion commander, said.

Tomales said that PFC Junard Verga was mauled by leaders and members of September 21 Movement and its allied organizations, when he happened to pass by and was watching their protest action, after using the comfort room at the public plaza.

The September 21 Movement accused the soldier of sabotaging their rally, but this was strongly debunked by Tomales.

Tomales said the Army soldier was mobbed and mauled by protestors led by Darren Alvanez and Felipe Gelle. Worse, they also robbed the Army soldier of his necklace worth P30,000 and a cellular phone.

Gelle alleged the soldier was a member of the 15th Infantry Battalion and was armed with a .45 caliber handgun.

While he admitted that the Army soldier was armed, Tomales said the firearm was covered with documents, such as the one for gun ban exemptions.

Tomales condemned members of the September 21 Movement and its allied organizations, such as the Kilusang Magbubukid sa Pilipinas, Kilusang Mayo Uno and the National Federation of Sugarcane Workers, among others for being violent.

Verga, who was on a vacation break, was endorsed to the Kabankalan police by the protestors.

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2019/May/02/topstory4.htm

1 comment:

  1. The groups involved in the incident are all Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) front organizations.

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