Camp Panacan, Davao City - Two soldiers were wounded following a brief encounter between government troops of 67th Infantry Battalion and Communist Terrorists New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Caningag, Barangay Cabasagan, Boston, Davao Oriental on Saturday at about 4:50 in the aftrnoon.
“The troops were on patrol responding to the civilian complaints of the presence of armed bandits roaming around their place when the armed bandits fired upon the troops,” Lt Col Lyndon Paniza said. “These groups of bandit NPAs are the same group responsible in murdering innocent civilians. Last December 2009 an old woman identified as Mrs. Rosalinda Clata, 55 years old and a 13 year-old girl, Memilyn Moreno was also murdered by the NPAs last February 13 2010,”Paniza added.
According to Lt Col Ruben Basiao, Commander of 67th Infantry Battalion, these armed bandits also are the ones roaming around the province of Davao Oriental, and some parts of Monkayo, ComVal Province, not only to harass the military and police camps but also to conduct extensively their extortion activities to small and big business companies, arson of road construction equipments and privately owned trucks last 2009 and 2010.
“We will continue to seize these bandits who were keeping on their atrocities to destroy peace and development efforts in the area because the civilians do not want bandits and criminals in their communities,” Lt Col Ruben Basiao said.
The 30-minute exchange of fire resulted to 2 soldiers slightly injured, treated immediately by the troop’s first aiders. The two are now in Camp Panacan Station Hospital for their recovery.
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5.30.2011
Heavy Clashes in Davao Oriental; 5 High Powered Firearms Recovered, 5 Wounded
CATEEL, Davao Oriental---Government troops clashed with an illegal armed group believed to be members of the New People’s Army in two separate encounters over the weekend in Davao Oriental.
On Saturday at 5 p.m., troops of 67th Infantry Battalion, 10th Infantry Division, clashed with the NPAs at Sitio Caningag, Barangay Cabasagan, Boston, Davao Oriental. The encounter lasted for 30 minutes that resulted to the wounding of two soldiers.
According to Colonel Ruben Basiao, Commanding Officer of 67IB, “the Communities’ trust and confidence with the government troops led them to report to the authorities. The massive peace and development efforts through consultation and collaboration with the Local Government Units (LGU) and various communities have been jointly implemented purposely to increase the quality of life of the civilians.”
The two military wounded soldiers are currently receiving medical attention in the military hospital at Camp Panacan, Davao City.
Another 4-hour encounter happened on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in Sitio Carampel, Barangay Aliwagwag, Cateel, Davao Oriental. “Complaints from the civilians of the presence of heavily armed men harrasing the community prompted the troops of 6th Scout Ranger Company of 2nd Scout Ranger Battalion to launch a patrol that led to the heavy firefight against the New People’s Army (NPA), says Lt Col. Gilbert F. Saret, Commanding Officer of the 25th Infantry Battalion of 10th Infantry Division.
As a result of the firefight, recovered were five high powered firearms (HPFAs), improvised landmines, components of explosives, subversive documents, and personal belongings of the NPAs. Three soldiers were wounded while undetermined number of casualties from the NPAs.
The identities of the wounded are being withheld pending the notification of their relatives. Likewise, unconfirmed reports from local residents says that there are at least two NPAs killed during the encounter.
“The reports from the populace is an indicator of their resistance to the criminal acts perpetrated by the NPAs. This led to the series of encounters that prevented the NPAs to plan for the future conduct of atrocities. We thank the government officials and the populace who are determined to pursue genuine peace and development by taking a stand to secure the province from the threat of criminal actions by the NPAs”, said Lt. Col. Lyndon Paniza, 10th Infantry Division spokesperson.
Lt. Col. Paniza added, “If the NPAs’ intent to commit atrocities was not pre-empted, it could have caused an atmosphere of fear not only to the residents but also to the business sector that are interrested to invest in the area.”
Last week, the NPAs have burned one passenger bus and an elf truck in Sta Cruz, Davao Del Sur and Banay-banay, Davao Oriental, respectively.
“The Armed Forces of the Philippines particularly the 10th Infantry Division, Philippine Army has been genuine in its effort for the implementation of the rules of law, rules of engagement (ROE), International Humanitarian Law (IHL), and Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) especially that peace talk is ongoing. However, these NPAs are continuously and are insisting to defy the peace process. It only shows that the CPP has no control over their illegal armed elements that victimize soft civilian targets,” Paniza said.
Hot pursuit operations by the army and the Philipine National Police (PNP) are still ongoing as of this report.
On Saturday at 5 p.m., troops of 67th Infantry Battalion, 10th Infantry Division, clashed with the NPAs at Sitio Caningag, Barangay Cabasagan, Boston, Davao Oriental. The encounter lasted for 30 minutes that resulted to the wounding of two soldiers.
According to Colonel Ruben Basiao, Commanding Officer of 67IB, “the Communities’ trust and confidence with the government troops led them to report to the authorities. The massive peace and development efforts through consultation and collaboration with the Local Government Units (LGU) and various communities have been jointly implemented purposely to increase the quality of life of the civilians.”
The two military wounded soldiers are currently receiving medical attention in the military hospital at Camp Panacan, Davao City.
Another 4-hour encounter happened on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in Sitio Carampel, Barangay Aliwagwag, Cateel, Davao Oriental. “Complaints from the civilians of the presence of heavily armed men harrasing the community prompted the troops of 6th Scout Ranger Company of 2nd Scout Ranger Battalion to launch a patrol that led to the heavy firefight against the New People’s Army (NPA), says Lt Col. Gilbert F. Saret, Commanding Officer of the 25th Infantry Battalion of 10th Infantry Division.
As a result of the firefight, recovered were five high powered firearms (HPFAs), improvised landmines, components of explosives, subversive documents, and personal belongings of the NPAs. Three soldiers were wounded while undetermined number of casualties from the NPAs.
The identities of the wounded are being withheld pending the notification of their relatives. Likewise, unconfirmed reports from local residents says that there are at least two NPAs killed during the encounter.
“The reports from the populace is an indicator of their resistance to the criminal acts perpetrated by the NPAs. This led to the series of encounters that prevented the NPAs to plan for the future conduct of atrocities. We thank the government officials and the populace who are determined to pursue genuine peace and development by taking a stand to secure the province from the threat of criminal actions by the NPAs”, said Lt. Col. Lyndon Paniza, 10th Infantry Division spokesperson.
Lt. Col. Paniza added, “If the NPAs’ intent to commit atrocities was not pre-empted, it could have caused an atmosphere of fear not only to the residents but also to the business sector that are interrested to invest in the area.”
Last week, the NPAs have burned one passenger bus and an elf truck in Sta Cruz, Davao Del Sur and Banay-banay, Davao Oriental, respectively.
“The Armed Forces of the Philippines particularly the 10th Infantry Division, Philippine Army has been genuine in its effort for the implementation of the rules of law, rules of engagement (ROE), International Humanitarian Law (IHL), and Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) especially that peace talk is ongoing. However, these NPAs are continuously and are insisting to defy the peace process. It only shows that the CPP has no control over their illegal armed elements that victimize soft civilian targets,” Paniza said.
Hot pursuit operations by the army and the Philipine National Police (PNP) are still ongoing as of this report.
6.23.2010
AN APPEAL TO THE COMELEC TO IMMEDIATELY PROCLAIM 11 PARTY LIST GROUPS AS WINNERS IN THE MAY 10, 2010 ELECTIONS
FACTS
On May 31, 2010 the COMELEC, sitting en banc as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) determined that 39 out of the 179 party lists groups may be allotted with party list seats. However, only 28 party lists groups were proclaimed, in view of the fact that the proclamation of 11 out of the first 39 party list groups was deferred “until final resolution of their respective cases, in order not to render the proceedings therein moot and academic”. Said party list groups have either pending petitions filed against them either for cancellation of registration or disqualification of their nominees. The party list groups whose proclamations have been deferred are the following:
Rank:
01 - Ako Bicol Partylist (3 seats, 1,522,986 votes)
03 - Buhay (2 seats, 1,249,555 votes)
07 - 1-Care (2 seats; 768,829 votes)
11 - Cibac (1 seat; 647,483 votes)
12 - A Teacher (1 seat; 614,725 votes)
14 - Butil (1 seat; 506,703 votes)
18 - LPGMA (1 seat; 417,600 votes)
21 - AAMBIS-OWA (1 seat; 357,009 votes)
23 - APEC (1 seat; 313,359 votes)
26 - ANAD (1 seat; 292,057 votes)
37 - 1-Utak (1 seat; 220,002 votes)
TOTAL: 6,910,308 VOTES
As of the present date, the said party lists have not been proclaimed by the NBOC.
OBSERVATIONS
DEFERRAL OF PROCLAMATION IS A DISENFRANCHISEMENT OF 6,910,308 VOTERS
The bedrock of democracy is an honest, fair, clean, orderly elections. The 11 party list groups whose proclamations were deferred were elected by a total of 6,910,308 Filipinos whose votes were validly and legitimately casted during the May 10 elections. The essence of democracy frowns upon any action or interpretation of the law that would hinder the free and intelligent casting and appreciation of the votes in an election. The NBOC has to respect the will of the electorate and adhere to the democratic foundations of our nation by proclaiming the 11 party list groups the soonest possible.
DEFERRAL OF PROCLAMATION IS A BAD PRECEDENT
The cases filed against the 11 party list groups are either petitions for cancellation of registration or for disqualification of party list nominee. Majority of the petitions were only filed after the May 10 elections. In fact, a significant number of the cases were filed on May 29, 2010, or a mere 2 days before the ruling of the NBOC. This decision to defer proclamation has set for all an extremely bad precedent. The NBOC has left the door wide open to harassment suits that may be filed by the not so fortunate party-list groups, who knows not the meaning of the word “concede”, thereby creating a mockery of the will of the Filipino people.
DEFERRAL OF PROCLAMATION IS UNREASONABLE
Legally, suspension of a proclamation is usually allowed when there is a pre-proclamation controversy, which may only be raised due to illegal proceedings of the board of canvassers, irregularity of the election returns, or similar cases questioning the regularity of the canvassing of votes. Questions concerning the party list registration or the qualification of nominees are clearly NOT questions related to the canvassing. Hence, the NBOC should not have deferred the proclamations since the petitions against the 11 party list groups are not pre-proclamation controversies.
DEFERRAL OF PROCLAMATION IS UNFAIR
All party list groups underwent an accreditation procedure set by the COMELEC, including publication thereof in 2 newspapers of general circulation and a period to file oppositions thereto. It is unfair that after diligently complying with the registration procedure, then rigorously campaigning on a national level and finally garnering sufficient votes to be declared winners, the 11 party lists were not proclaimed due to petitions belatedly filed beyond the period allowed and even after the votes were already casted and counted. It is likewise unfair that only the petitions filed against the 11 party list groups were recognized as valid bases to defer proclamations. Party list Ang Tambay filed a petition for the disqualification of 133 party list groups but the party lists included therein were proclaimed nonetheless. In fact, it is public knowledge that Ang Galing Pinoy has a pending case for the disqualification of their nominees but it was proclaimed on May 31, 2010 in the same resolution issued by the NBOC.
APPEAL
The Filipino people have made known their choice of the party-list groups that would be their voice in the House of Representatives. That choice must be respected. Time is of the essence and there is now an urgent need to proclaim the 11 party list groups as a winning party list groups. Right or title to elective office must not be left long under cloud otherwise public administration will suffer.
We therefore appeal to the COMELEC, as the NBOC, to IMMEDIATELY PROCLAIM AAMBIS-OWA, AKB, ANAD, APEC, ATEACHER, BUHAY, BUTIL, CIBAC, LPGMA, 1-CARE and 1-UTAK as party list winners in the May 10, 2010 elections.
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