Kalinaw News: Remains of 3 people killed by NPA, exhumed

From Kalinaw News (Mar 10, 2021): Remains of 3 people killed by NPA, exhumed

PAQUIBATO, DAVAO CITY – Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) accompanied by 1003rd Brigade, 27th Infantry Battalion, Paquibato Police personnels, Peace 911 and Barangay officials conducted exhumation of the remains of three individuals that where killed by NPA.

According to BGen Nolasco Mempin, 10O3rd Brigade Commander, one Dandy Mallorca Rivera, 47, whose remains recovered at Purok Culape, Barangay Mapula, Paquibato District, Davao City was a plain civilian.

Rivera has a business (horse renting) where he has NPA customers who rent horse from him, however by the time he asked for the payment, Rivera was accused as theft by the left and was subjected to Kangaroo Court.

“Meron siyang napahiram na for rent na kabayo na ginamit siguro from somewhere in Arakan going here Davao area and nung time na binabalikan na niya para maningil para makuha niya ang kabayo, hindi natin alam ang ensaktong estorya, napagbintangan siya na espiya nang militar naging sanhi ito ng kaniyang pagkamatay dahil na kangaroo court sya at dito sa Purok Culape ng Mapula siya inilibing. Yun ang ating ineexhume ngayon para mabigyan ng marangal na libing at maibalik din sa kaniyang pamilya” says BGen. Mempin

Dandy’s sister Marycel told the military by the time his brother was missing since 1999, they had not contact him anymore. “Katong kabayo nga gibaligya kinawat daw niya pero sa tinood lang akoa tong kabayo dili tung kinawatan, buuotan akong manghud. Dili to siya NPA” she said.

(I am the owner of the horses, it was not stolen. He was not an NPA )

Barangay Mapula officials said that it was just this year that a concern citizen approached them who saw the burrying of the victim. Meanwhile other 2 remains of killed people were recovered at Barangay Panalum, Paquibato Dist., Davao City. They were identified as Ariel Peletos and Adelio Suganan Ramirez, both were missing since September 2014 and last seen at Barangay Lasang, Davao City.

According to reports, they were former supporters of NPA who backed out from the group, however this was seen by the left, unacceptable. They were subjected under Kangaroo court too.

Lina Peletos, wife of Ariel Peletos one of the dead, confirms the identity of his husband during the exhumation. There were no claimants for Ramirez. The killings were described as inhumane and unlawful by authorities.

“Itong walang nagki-claim, out of town yung mga relatives is allegedly a former cafgu na umalis na sa pag cafgu, pag cafgu napagbintangan din sila ng mga masa sila. Itong si Adelio may bullet wounds and eto naman si Ariel maraming saksak ng kutsilyo. Without due process ng law and instead they use Kangaroo court system” says Mempin.

“Meron tayong nahikayat na bumaba na isang armado at siya yung nagbigay ng kasabotan na ayun nga na merong pinatay yung NPA terrorist at inilibing sa lugar na ito at ang ginawa ng ating kasundaluhan, mag coordinate sila sa unit kung saan nag surrender ang former rebel” says LTC Victorino Seño, 27th IB Commander.

Paquibato PNP will file murder suit against perpitrators of the crime. They also encouraged the public to report any sightings of NPA activities in their AOR. Assistance will be given to the families spearheaded by the local government of the concerned areas together with Peace 911.

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