CAMP DAZA, Hinabangan Samar – field report reach to this headquarters that New People’s Army (NPA) strikes anew against hapless civilians in a remote barangay of Villareal,
Samar.
Last August 2, 2008 around 9 O’clock in the morning, Punong Barangay Rafael Papiona of Inasudlan, Villareal and five other companions were ambushed by the NPAs using high powered firearms, while on their way towards their barangay hall purposely to conduct regular monthly session when the incident occurred.
The NPA under Ildefonso Nablo @ Eno, Roger Macapyot and four others perpetrated the ambush cades that caused the instantaneous death of Punong Barangay Rafael Papiona and Arnold Mabisa and injured a certain Romeo Vencio.
These glaring inhumane acts committed by the NPAs are manifestations of their Maoist and barbaric doctrine n economic and social reforms. The group of Hon. Papiona were about to discuss and pass a resolution on its strong support on the joint peace and development accord being conceptualized by the local government unit of Villareal and 34th Infantry Battalion based in Calbiga, Samar. The tragic fate of Papiona will not hinder the hope and vision of his constituents to have real peace and development in their barangay.
“Pagkaurosa na gad kita. Buligi kami niyo. Sumati iton iyo mga bugto nga ada pa ha kagiusan nga lumusad na hira. Kay kairo man iton ira magin biktima pagpamatay nga waray man mga sala. Waray man nahibulig iton mga NPA pagpakaupay iton aton bungto, sanglit, nananawagan kami, ha tanan, diri la taga Villareal, pati na bug-os nga Samarnon, hiusahan ta an pagpoypoy iton waray data nga komunista nga kagiusan, maiha naman ito pero waray gud kita kumita hin kauswagan nga kaupayan dara pag-api ngan paghatag hin suporta ha ira, puro la pamatay ngan pagpanarhog. Hi kami liwat in nanawagan iton KARAPATAN ngan taga human rights nga buligan kami matatagan hin hustisya iton amon kauropdan nga nagin biktima han mga NPA in waray kalaban-laban” the families of the victims and survivors lamented.
The local PNP unit is finalizing the data of their investigation and will file appropriate case against the suspects who were identified by the survivors.
The entire municipality of Villareal strongly condemns the new atrocities committed by the New People’s Army, for time and again, had never launched a single humanitarian program to care for the people of Samar, never built an inch of road nor constructed a single classroom despite the millions of pesos collected from their stupid revolutionary taxes.
Expectedly, Santiago Salas will speak another version of praising his cohorts, but one thing certain, these are acts of human rights violation and extra judicial killings committed by the armed wing of the CPP/NDF, the New People’s Army.
