The victims’ families asked the help of the CHR to investigate the killing of their love ones by the elements of the New Peoples Army during a Forum held in Motiong,
These were the result after the conduct of massive information drives by joint elements of 34th IB and 14th IB assigned in the area that encouraged the people to file a case against the CPP/NPA/NDF.
The Peace and Development Forum, a joint effort by the LGU’s, LGAs, AFP and PNP in the towns of Jiabong, Paranas and Motiong was design to offer an avenue for the local leaders to know more of the different government programs that deals on how to improve them- socially and economically. The other objectives of such forum were to facilitate the filing of complaints of the poor victims of human rights violation committed by the NPA in these towns.
Col Francisco Lanuza, the 801st Brigade Commander strongly condemns these NPA atrocities, and assured the people in his area of jurisdiction that justice will be serve and that the perpetrators will be punished according to law. “That is why I am calling everybody, both officials and ordinary citizens, let us join our hands, unite our efforts, synchronize our plans and altogether put an end to this insurgency that drained so much of our resources and claimed hundreds of innocent lives,” Lanuza said.
The murder cases were so alarming that that prompted the military to ask the cooperation and active participation of the LGUs, LGAs and the PNP. Reports that reached to the 801st Headquarters of several residents in the interior barangays of Paranas are now seeking refuge in the town proper, afraid to return to their homes after a certain Noe Pagarao of Brgy Lawaan-1 was sentenced to death by QP and IGONG PLATON under the CFS1.
“Let us do our share, let us serve our people religiously, and let us deliver on what they need with what we have. We will not promise what we cannot provide, but focus and commitment spell a big difference for our people to our realized that we are also a-working-leaders. Lets we forget, that it is not only the mission and duty of the military to put an end to the insurgency, you, as community leaders, you have a great part to curb this menace, too. Pagkaurusa na kita para han kamurayawan ug kauswagan,” Lanuza concluded.
