CPP/Ang Bayan: 60th IB kills 2 civilians in Davao del Norte

Article in the English language edition of  the CPP propaganda publication Ang Bayan (Jun 21): 60th IB kills 2 civilians in Davao del Norte

The 60th IB has been targeting defenseless civilians in Davao del Norte to take revenge for its defeats in the hands of the New People’s Army (NPA) in the battlefield and the political arena.

A habal-habal (motorcycle for hire) driver and a local mass leader are the latest victims of extrajudicial killing by the 60th IB in the province this June.

Elements of the 60th IB killed Wilfredo Estrebillo in Sitio Pandulian, Barangay Mabantao, Kapalong on June 4. Estrebillo was one of six habal-habal drivers accused by the 60th IB of transporting food and equipment to the NPA. The five others are Eleazar Batobato, Loloy Labaho, Undo Labaho, Dodong Labaho and Peter Joy Eway. They are frequently blocked and harrassed at military checkpoints.

Estrebillo was one of the civilians who witnessed the arrest of Cpl. Rogelio Rosales by Red fighters in Barangay Florida, Kapalong in May for his involvement in illegal logging. The military wrongly suspected Estrebillo of having had a hand in Rosales’ capture and took revenge.

Elements of the 60th IB likewise killed farmer Flaviano Morales on June 13 in Barangay Napungas, Asuncion. Morales was a mass leader in their village and also served as municipal electoral staff for Bayan Muna. Weeks before he was killed, he was twice interrogated by the 60th IB.

[Ang Bayan is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippines and is issued by the CPP Central Committee. It provides news about the work of the Party as well as its analysis of and views on current issues. Ang Bayan comes out fortnightly and is published in Pilipino, Bisaya, Ilokano, Waray, Hiligaynon and English.]

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