Authorities exhumed on Tuesday the remains of a member of the Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) and a village councilor who were allegedly abducted and killed by communist-New People’s Army (NPA) rebels sometime in April last year.
30th Infantry Battalion / MANILA BULLETIN
30th Infantry Battalion / MANILA BULLETIN
The skeletal remains of the victims were discovered in a shallow grave at Barangay Ima, in Sison town, Surigao del Norte province following the revelation of a former NPA rebel who recently surrendered to the government.
The victims were identified through the belongings found in the gravesite.
Present during the exhumation were barangay officials and health workers, soldiers from the Army’s 30th Infantry Battalion (30th IB), Philippine National Police (PNP), some local government unit officials, and members of the families.
“The families of the victims want justice. Those responsible for these killings must face charges,” Sison town Mayor Karissa R. Fetalvero-Paronia said.
The municipal government of Sison has already extended support to the families of the victims especially in the processing of papers for the proper turnover of the remains and burial.
Maj. Gen. Andres C. Centino, commanding general of the Army’s Northeastern and Northern Mindanao 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division, ordered the 30th IB command group to step up their peace and development program in Surigao del Norte province and also assist the victims of harassment of the communist terrorists.
The 4th ID chief also ordered the dismantling of all the remaining guerilla fronts in the province.
The victims were identified through the belongings found in the gravesite.
Present during the exhumation were barangay officials and health workers, soldiers from the Army’s 30th Infantry Battalion (30th IB), Philippine National Police (PNP), some local government unit officials, and members of the families.
“The families of the victims want justice. Those responsible for these killings must face charges,” Sison town Mayor Karissa R. Fetalvero-Paronia said.
The municipal government of Sison has already extended support to the families of the victims especially in the processing of papers for the proper turnover of the remains and burial.
Maj. Gen. Andres C. Centino, commanding general of the Army’s Northeastern and Northern Mindanao 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division, ordered the 30th IB command group to step up their peace and development program in Surigao del Norte province and also assist the victims of harassment of the communist terrorists.
The 4th ID chief also ordered the dismantling of all the remaining guerilla fronts in the province.
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