From the Negros Daily Bulletin (Mar 13): Karapatan Leadership Woes: Fred Caña Resigns
Camp Peralta, Jamindan, Capiz - A stalwart of Karapatan, Fred Caña quit as Secretary-General of Karapatan - Negros recently after a series of deliberate attacks launched by the NPA against lives, properties and government projects and infrastructures in the provinces of Negros Island.
Information from an open source said, Caña’s resignation as Secretary General of Karapatan came after pressures brought about by the La Castellana Massacre and his inability to bail out low level CPP-NPA-NDF members.
Open sources also disclosed, Fred Caña is a long time member of Karapatan and has a misunderstanding with the party and that his voice and position are being disregarded. The Karapatan top leadership has been in confusion since they don’t have people who are qualified and capable to replace Caña.
MGen Jose Z Mabanta Commander 3ID said "This is a good development, it shows that Karapatan leadership is facing a precarious position and disunity. Mabanta however stressed that justice is still a long way. They have yet to surrender the suspects whom Fred Caña has bailed out especially the suspects of La Castellana Massacre."
Records show that since 2006, KARAPATAN-NEGROS through Fred Caña has bailed out NPA suspects that have totalled Php 2.4 Million with cases ranging from frustrated murder, attempted murder, robbery in band and arson.
For the year 2012, Fred Caña of Karapatan Negros has bailed out 3 NPA suspects for their robbery-in-band cases. Including Romeo Nanta, the others are Faith Roseen Basirgo alyas Bea/Hannah and Hernando Llorente alyas otoy/adoy. Some of the recent suspects are Faith Roseen Basirgo alyas Bea/Hannah and Hernando Llorente alyas otoy/adoy. Both were arrested last Apr 18 2011 in San Carlos City for robbery in band and was bailed out for an amount of Php 80,000 three days after.
Col Oscar Lactao, Commander of Negros Occidental Army forces said "We are calling on the Karapatan members to take a look at the La Castellana massacre if this action is consistent with your advocacy and principles of human rights and international humanitarian law."
Mabanta continued to call in his statement "We enjoin the people of Negros to be vigilant in fighting against the injustices caused by the CNN and Karapatan. Let us continue our Bayanihan culture and enjoy a peaceful community for the sake of our children and the future generation."
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Karapatan is the main CPP human rights front organization with chapters active nationwide including Negros. Fred Cana is a long-time CPP human rights activist. The source of this article appears to be the Philippine military and is part of its propaganda effort to discredit CPP fronts like Karapatan and to sow dissension and discord within the communist movement.
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