Camp Manuel T.Yan, Mawab Compostela Valley Province-
Despite of the aftermath of Typhoon Pablo, seven (7) members of an Organized
Crime Group believed to be affiliated to the New People’s Army flagged down Pfc
Lito Masaluon while on his way back to detachment in a motorcycle together with his 12 year-old and 17 year-old
children and another civilian. Failing to kill PFC Masaluon, the NPAs took the
children instead as hostages in Sitio Danao, Brgy Mandalingan, Kapalong, Davao
Del Norte, yesterday, Dec 09, 2012 at 9:30 A.M.
In
an interview, Pfc Masaluon, assigned in Kimantaan detachment and told that, he went to Brgy Datu Balong early
morning to pick up a sack of rice and to fetch his two children then go back to
the detachment. “ Naanod man ang among
balay sa baha sa Kapalong,mao gi uban nako ang akong duha ka anak pabalik unta
sa detachment,kay wala sila matulogan (Our house was washed out by the
flashflood in Kapalong, that is why I brought my two children to the detachment
supposedly, for shelter)”. Pfc Masaluon said.
Sitio
Danao is more or less 5 kilometers away from Kimantaan Detachment. Pfc Masaluon
added that the NPAs fired their rifle to him and his children. Sensing that his children will be in danger
if he is with them, Pfc Masaluon opted to divert the attention of the attackers
in the opposite direction leaving his children. He ran to escape and to ask for
help, but three NPAs followed him and continued firing at him.
“This
is the way they celebrate the International Human Rights Day, by kidnapping and
attempting to murder soldiers whose lives were also affected by the typhoon. Instead
of helping the people affected by Typhoon Pablo, they are there sowing
violence.” LtCol Lyndon Paniza, 10th Infantry Division Spokesperson
said. “This manifests their continuous defiance to Comprehensive Agreement on
Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL)
agreement.” He added.
The
10th Infantry Agila Division under the Eastern Mindanao Command will
continue to exert effort in helping the victims of the typhoon Pablo thru
humanitarian assistance together with the different sectors and stakeholders,
but the AFP will not set aside this incident. A soldier, a father, is seeking
help to rescue his two kidnapped children.
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