Soldiers deployed to amok incident scene in Burauen

From the Leyte Samar Daily Express (Jun 20): Soldiers deployed to amok incident scene in Burauen

Troops from the Philippine Army’s 78th Infantry Brigade (IB) were deployed to Barangay Anonang in Burauen Leyte following the amok incident that killed a military official and two militiamen.

Inspector Federico Sanchez, chief of the Burauen police station, confirmed that augmentation force to the detachment while the investigation of the case is still ongoing.

“They were there to secure the village and help maintain peace and order after a member of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (Cafgu) ran amok inside the detachment,” Sanchez said in phone interview.

The detachment is under the jurisdiction of Philippine Army’s 78th IB in Barangay Abuyogon, six kilometers away from Anonang village.

As of yesterday morning, the town police station is still waiting for report from the Scene of the Crime Operative sent by the regional office right after the incident late Monday afternoon.

 Militiaman Cesar Manidlangan, killed Sgt. Renato Cabarse, acting commander of the 78th IB operational control detachment, and Alexander Estrella, also a Cafgu member.

The suspect was shot dead by fellow Cafgu Genes Cabidog to stop him from shooting others inside the camp. The incident stemmed when Cabarse disallowed Manidlangan from attending a fiesta in Bobon village.

The incident occurred at 4:45 p.m. on Monday inside the army detachment in Brgy. Anonang in Burauen, approximately 57 kilometers south of this city.

Sgt. Gabby Sayong, one of the cadres from the Philippine Army’s 52nd Infantry Battalion tasked to process the papers of dead militiamen said the military did not fell short in instilling discipline among Cafgu members.

“We have been disseminating guidance to them but we have to step up the implementation of policy with this incident,” said Sayong said in a phone interview.

Felipe Gerona, a Cafgu member assigned in Brgy. Anonang, said that dispute between Cabarse and Manidlangan could be traced to the delay in the release of their allowances.

“We were 26 last year in that detachment but the number has been reduced to about 19 active militiamen this month due to delayed release of allowances,” Gerona said in a mobile phone interview.

Sayong denied the allegation saying they have been releasing P2,760 monthly allowance on time. In Leyte and Southern alone, there are 700 active Cafgu members tasked to render military auxiliary service 15 days in a month.

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