Photos show the 4 dead persons are reported as New People’s Army (NPA) rebels killed in retaliation by State troops during the ambush by NPA on combined CIDG-Army unit along a highway in Barangay Mactan, Cawayan, Masbate. During the ambush, 1 Army soldier was killed and 4 troopers were injured. Contrary to government reports, the Masbate NPA issued a statement saying the 4 dead persons were civilians. This latest report needs immediate human rights investigation on the incident. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
In a sudden twist of events, the 4 rebels killed in the exchange of gunfire with State troops in the Mactan-Cawayan ambush Monday staged by the NPA has turned out to be civilians who were motorcycle drivers for-hire.
Jose Rapsing Command, the NPA group in Masbate, issued a statement saying the alleged 4 rebels killed were non-combatants, but civilians and motorcycle drivers who were ferrying passengers for a living.
According to the rebel version, a unit of Jose Rapsing Command ambushed on Monday afternoon a combined group of Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) under Major Manuel Pedire and Bravo Company, 9th IB under 1st Lt. Jeffrey Fajardo, killing one Army soldier and wounding 3 soldiers and a CIDG agent.
The ambush happened along the highway at Barangay Mactan, Cawayan, Masbate.
Before the ambush, the soldiers had been in operation for three (3) days in the villages of Cataingan, Palanas, Cawayan, and Placer.
After the ambush, troops of Bravo Company had set-up a checkpoint at Mactan village and, later flagged down the drivers of 4 motorcycles.
The soldiers herded the drivers into a grassy area where they were massacred.
The families of the dead victims Gary Bisnar, Adam Fajardo, Biboy Badillo and a certain Pabito will testify that they were not NPA rebels. The victims were residents of the village.
After the killing, the military released disinformation that the victims were rebels who were killed during the Mactan ambush.
Photos show the 4 dead persons are reported as New People’s Army (NPA) rebels killed in retaliation by State troops during the ambush by NPA on combined CIDG-Army unit along a highway in Barangay Mactan, Cawayan, Masbate. During the ambush, 1 Army soldier was killed and 4 troopers were injured. Contrary to government reports, the Masbate NPA issued a statement saying the 4 dead persons were civilians. This latest report needs immediate human rights investigation on the incident. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
http://bicoltoday.com/2015/08/06/masbate-npa-insists-4-dead-rebels-are-civilians-for-hire-motorcycle-drivers/
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