ANG KAMATUORAN SA PAGPANGILAD

Una nakong pagkakita ani nga litrato, ako nahikuyawan ug nakaingon sa akong kaugalingon, “Ha! Unsa ni? Advertisement sa trabaho? Ang litrato sama ra sa simpleng panawagan sa pagpangita ug katabang, tindera o labandera…

Hay! Grabe na jud kaisog ug ka walay batasan ang mga tao karong panahuna labina ang mga taong nagapaluyo aning mga rebeldeng grupo nang New Peoples’ Army. Dili man sa kontra ko kung unsa man ang ilang ginatoohan nga tama, apan, lahi na jud ang ilahang tirada karon. Lahi na jud kaayo. Dili na nako makita kung unsa pa ilahang rason sa pagrebelde ug pagbatok sa atong gobyerno kung apil na ang mga inosenteng tao ila nang gi-aghat pagpaapil sa ilang grupo.

Makapahinoktok ang litrato. Makapahinoktok tungod karon pa nako nasuta nga dili na diay prinsipyo ang ginapangita karon sa grupong gituohan nako atong una na naay dakong baruganan ug prinsipyo. Ang prinsipyo ug baruganan nga mao unta’y pinaka importanteng rekisito sa ilang mga myembro nahulipan na sa “18 anyos ug himsog nga panglawas.”

Makaluya ug makapakyas huna-hunaon. Sukad sa akong pagkabata, dili man sa uyon ko sa ilang pagpamatay sa ilang mga gi-ilang kalaban, dako akong respeto kanila ug gilantaw nako sila na maoy usa sa makatabang aning nasod makab-ot ang kalambuan. Apan, dili di ay!

Ang ilahang pagpangaghat karon sa ilang kalihukan, gipakita lang nila kung unsa na sila ka walay klaro ug ka walay baruganan ang grupong nanghambog na manalipod sa mga kabos, dinaug-daug ug gi biay-biay. Pinaagi aning litrato, ilahang gipalig-on ang mga pangagpas sa uban nga sila nga grupo dili uyon ug kalambuan ug mangdamay ug inosenteng kinabuhi alang sa ilang binuang nga pakigbisog.

Lisod man palandungon ug hunahunaon, apan sigurado gayod ako nga aduna nay mga inosenteng nailad aning grupuha. Lisod man dawaton, apan sigurado ako nga adunay nay nangamatay’ng inosenteng tao sa pagpanalipod sa ilang gituohang tama ug tarong.

Unta ang mga taong nakakita aning litrato, maghinuklog una sila modesisyon nga mokuyog aning mga tawhana.

Unta, makahinuklog ang mga taong nagpaluyo, nagsuporta ug mismong mga taong naglihok sa armadong pakigbisog nga kung dili man nila kaya undangon ang ilang mga kabuang, apan undangon na nag ilang pagdamay sa kinabuhi sa mga inosenteng tao.

ON SURIGAO KILLINGS

  Killing is an act of causing death and it is synonymous to murder, assassination, homicide, manslaughter, elimination, putting to death and execution. In our laws, it is considered as a grave offense and punishable by greater penalty of imprisonment—Reclusion Perpetua.

  Killing is an act that disrespects people’s right to life and is a condemnable act.

  The recent killings of members of ALCADEV and MAPASU in Surigao del Sur is considered very inhuman and is an evidence that human rights violation is still rampant in our society despite thousands of laws that promotes life and despite existence of organizations that champions it. What is more disagreeable to the incident was that, the persons killed are those people considered members of organizations who ‘worked for the community.’

  The ALCADEV, the organization where one of the victims is a member of, is an organization that aims to provide education to indigenous youth. It is with the joint effort of other indigenous peoples organizations in CARAGA region like MAPASU, KALUNASS, KASALO, TRIFPSS-NGO and SILDAP-SIDLAKAN, organizations known to be affiliated to left leaning organizations like KARAPATAN.

  While we abhor and condemn the killings of these people, we cannot discount the fact that witnesses said that it is the BAGANI, the tribal guards of the Lumads who killed them. We cannot discount the fact that these BAGANIs are empowered by their culture and tradition and we account discount the fact the victims are also Lumads who adheres to the same culture and tradition as their killers.

While it is hard to believe and understand that these BAGANIs, their formation and foundation is linked to the Armed Forces of the Philippines, because it is an open fact that it is part of the Lumads’ culture and tradition, we also have to look into how the victims were killed.

  We know that Lumads are peace-loving people. They value relationships and respect other people’s rights and views. It is even in their culture that if somebody does something good to them, they will look up to that person for a lifetime. However, if somebody trespass them, step on their rights and degrade them, they will never forget and forgive until the person is persecuted.

According to reports, the victims were brutally killed or over-killed which may mean that the perpetrators hold huge grudge against them.  Could it be possible that the victims violated their culture and their laws that is why they are persecuted that way?  Could it be that the victims are also like the Datus or the leaders of the “support groups” of Lumads in Haran? Who have deceived and fooled their fellow Lumads? Or could they be victims of purging?

  After all that have been said and reported, the question remains, why the victims were killed by their fellow Lumads? Or why the victims were killed by Magahat-Bagani who is known of their anti-NPA activities?

IT WAS AN ENCOUNTER NOT A MASSACRE

It was a legit encounter and not a massacre.

Contrary to what the left leaning organizations have been proliferating in the media regarding the death of the (5) Lumads that they were strafed and massacred, evidences would show that there was an encounter between the members of the New Peoples Army were the Lumads are member of and the personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Yes, the people who died are Lumads and studies shows that greater percentage of the members of the rebel group, NPA are Lumads.

PLEASE CHECK YOUR FACTS

The entire Filipino surely weeps for the loss of the lives of our fellow citizens. 

WE AGREE THAT THEY DESERVE JUSTICE AND THEY DONT DESERVE THEIR SUDDEN DEATH.

However, KARAPATAN Alliance for the Advancement of People's Rights, Save Our Schools Network Mindanao,​ Save Our Schools Network​, you are known groups who stand as bearer of those who experienced injustices and are known groups championing Human Rights, it would be a shame on your part if you, yourselves would do injustice and violation against your fellow kababayan.

Check your facts before saying anything; make sure that your facts are real facts before publishing your statements. As usual, you jump or make conclusions before your proper investigations and that would be unfair to the people you pinpoint as perpetrators to the crime. Bluntly, it is unfair to the members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines who you alleged as criminals to the killings.

Please check if the area is really under the battalion you said are present before and during the time of the killings. Please check of the validity and existence of "your" so-called paramilitary groups. Are they really formed by the AFP for the purpose of terrorizing people?

Well, it is you who said that the victims were persecuted by the Bagani and we all know, or you know as masters of history and masters to the culture and tradition of the Indigenous Peoples that Bagani is part of their CUSTOMS, CULTURE AND TRADITION.

Why do you always insist on something that does not exist? Why do you always point your fingers to the military? Why do you always make false statements and allegations at the pre-tense of helping others and at the expense of the people in government, specifically the military?