303IB denies ‘death threats’ vs NegOcc activists

From Panay News (Mar 12, 2021): 303IB denies ‘death threats’ vs NegOcc activists (BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA)

BACOLOD City – The Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IB) denied texting death threats to 10 activists in Negros Occidental.

The text message read: “Next target of Kill, kill, kill program” then enumerated the activists.
Militant group Karapatan-Negros shared on social media the activists named in the text message. They were the following:

* Iver – believed to be Iver Larit of Kadamay-Negros;

* Butch or John “Butch” Lozande of the National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW);

* Erning – believed to be Ereneo Longinos of Bayan Negros;

* Clarissa – believed to be Clarizza Singson, secretary-general of Karapatan-Negros;

* Christian – believed to be Christian Tuayon, former secretary-general of Bayan-Negros;

* Epi – believed to be Felibe Gelle of the September 21 Movement;

* Darel – believed to Dharyll Albanez also from the September 21 Movement; and

* Roque – believed to be Rolando Rillo of NFSW.

Also in the list were a certain Tatay “Ogie” and his wife, and one Berting.

Colonel Michael Samson, deputy commander of the 303IB, said they have no idea about the text message.

But she said the names matched with the information they received from former New People’s Army rebels.

Samson also said former rebels told them it was the insurgents’ “modus operandi” to release such information so as to “sow misunderstanding and place the blame” on them if something happens to the activists.

The “death threats” came days following a string of raids conducted by the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday in Calabarzon which resulted in the deaths of nine people, and the arrest of six activists.

The operations also came just days after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered both the PNP and the Armed Forces of the Philippines to “kill” and “finish off” any armed communists rebels they encounter.

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