H E A D Q U A R T E R S
8TH INFANTRY DIVISION, PHILIPPINE ARMY
OFFICE OF THE DIVISION PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Camp Lukban, Catbalogan Samar

P R E S S R E L E A S E

March 15, 2010

Contact: LT COL ARMAND F RICO
Spokesperson/ Chief, Public Affairs
Tel. No.: (053) 251-2264/251-2199 loc 3333
E-mail Add: dpao_8idpa@yahoo.com

Barbaric NPA beheads Brgy. Captain

Camp Lukban, Catbalogan City – “Evil strikes back!”, are few but angry words from the victim’s bereaved family referring to the New People’s Army (NPA) for slaying and beheading their head of the family at Brgy. Genaronagan, Lope de Vega, Northern Samar the other day.

Initial reports disclosed that Hon. Luis Durico, Brgy Chairman of the mentioned barangay was brutally killed by notorious NPA led by unidentified leader using assorted high powered fire arms while on his way going home from a barangay session meeting.

Not contented with their brutality, the victim’s dead body was dragged towards the center of barangay and with the presence of his family and constituents, was beheaded to sow terror with them.

It is also worthy to note that the victim was a former rebel and allegedly being re-recruited by his former comrade but never showed any interest after re-experiencing the social life in the full folds of the law. This is one of the reasons his constituents see why the terrorists finished their so called “father of barangay.”

It can be recalled that similar incident transpired at Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Matuguinao, Samar early this year when Arman Diaz of Brgy Madoroto, Matuginao, Samar was shot dead by five unidentified members of NPA and also dragged its dead body towards the center of barangay plaza to exhibit with the populace.

Moreover, a certain Ka Dayokdok, former rebel who returned to the mainstream society revealed that the former group he previously belongs was responsible for killing and beheading a 13 year old girl that was also exhibited in the masses of San Jose de Buan for suspecting to be providing reports to the military without further investigation.

This incident is no longer new in the underground movement since it was being condemned internationally for relentlessly violating human rights.

Who will forget their nationwide anti-DPA campaign dubbed as, “Oplan Kadena de Amor, Missing-Link, Ahos-Zombie, Purga, Paglilinis-hanay, etc.” as a result of their “Kangaroo Court” butchering thousands of innocent member-victim?

Who can’t recall the famous bloody “Digos Massacre” that came out to the public knowledge slaughtering even innocent children and beheading the UCCP pastor?

Roberto Gacuma a.k.a Ka Huling, the former top rank NPA official of Eastern Visayas Regional Party Committee (EVRPC) that was captured by the government forces sometime in 2007 has been exposing these un-Godly practices of his former comrades in most of his media interviews in order to warn those who are still being deceived by the local terrorist group.

The people of Samar are already crying for justice and seeking help to the human rights groups especially to the Katungod-Sinirangang Bisayas and other progressive groups, that still doing nothing up to press time.

“These un-Godly and barbaric acts of NPAs are no longer tolerable and must be given due attention”, cried out by his orphans.

Major General Arthur I Tabaquero, Commander 8ID said, “Let us remain steadfast in our effort to sustain peace and order in our province. Let us remain vigilant and cooperative to our different agency in order to knock down our perennial problem in the country the soonest possible time”

“May I inform our Samarnon that our task forces for peace and development are continuously exerting its effort to bring forth a secured environment that was long deprived by the insurgents in the province”, Major General Tabaquero added. ###