The incidents of unspeakable Human Rights violations against the indigenous people is a sign of the bestiality and greed of the corporate mining and the ineptness of the government in answering the growing problem of the encroachments on the lands for the natural wealth of the country.
What is worst, the AFP whose duty is to serve and protect the nation is the one who perpetrarte the crimes against the people.
This is outraging! We must help and join in condemning the Aquino regime and his misuse of the Armed Forces in his support of the criminal mining corporations.
CONDEMN THE OUTRAGEOUS CHAIN OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION IN THE PHILIPPINES!
Sourtce : Extra Judicial Killing in the Philippines: http://globalministries.org/news/eap/ex-judicial-killing.html
Written
by Alliance for the Advancement of People's Rights
March 13, 2012
March 13, 2012
Alliance
for the Advancement of People’s Rights KARAPATAN BUKIDNON Balay Kagduma, Purok
8, Brgy. 9 Malaybalay City
FACT SHEET
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Case: Extra Judicial Killing
Victim: JIMMY LIGUYON
37
years old, married with 5 children, Lumad – Matigsalog tribe, Barangay Captain
of Dao, San Fernando, Bukidnon. A
Chairperson of the church council of UCCP Dao, San Fernando, Bukidnon.
Place
of Incident:
Purok 2, Dao, San Fernando Bukidnon
Date of
Incident:
6:30 in the evening of March 5, 2012
Perpetrator(s): Alde Salusad A.K.A
Butsoy, together with 15 Unidentified armed men, Nonong Salusad now associated
with the 8th IB under the command of Lt. Fallar.
Dao Brgy Kagawad Medy Mancilla
Dao Kagawad Merly Isidro
Fausto Bacliran
Account
of the Incident:
On March 5, 2012 at about 6:30 in the evening
Hon. Jimmy M. Liguyon, Barangay Captain of Barangay Dao, San Fernando, Bukidnon
was shot dead inside his residence by Aldy Salusad A.K.A. Butsoy using an
Armalite rifle.
Emelio Liguyon and Arser Liguyon brothers of the
victim narrated that at about 5:30 in the afternoon they went to the house of
Barangay Captain Liguyon to lend money and rice for the family consumption as
well as their supplies in doing billing to extract gold or other minerals to
sustain their living.
Emelio and Aser further narrated that they were
in conversation in the terrace of Jimmy’s house when Alde Salusad A.K.A Butsoy
arrived accompanied with fifteen (15) unidentified armed men in military
fatigue uniform. Alde suddenly barged into to the house of the victim without
any courtesy.
When Alde was about one (1) meter away from
Jimmy, he asked the victim about the presence of the military in the area.
Jimmy replied that he did not notice the military roving the area. Alde
lamented that he was just clarifying in order for them not to encounter with
military. Alde then ordered Jimmy to transfer to the opposite bench. Jimmy
obeyed and stood up, Alde offered a shake hand. Facing each other, Alde at no
reason at all, shoot Bo. Cap. Jimmy at close range using his baby Armalite
rifle hitting the chest of the victim that cause his instantaneous death.
Terrified by the incident, Emelio and Aser said
run in separate direction for safety leaving Jimmy behind.
Witnesses disclosed that they heard Alde saying
“akong gipatay si kapitan tungod kay wala kini mipirma sa
SANMATRIDA o wala mohatag og certification sa SANMATRIDA”. He also warned the
people that whoever complains and fights back, he will also kill especially the
siblings who were the reason that Capt. Liguyon did not sign the certification.
Meanwhile, SANMATRIDA means San Fernando
Matigsalog, Tigwahanon, Manobo Tribal Datu Association, were claimants of 53,000
hectares of ancestral land in the twelve (12) barangays of San
Fernando Bukidnon including Barangay Dao. Covering 12 barangays from the
municipalities of San Fernando (12- Bibungkog, Nam-nam, Bonacao, Dao, Bulalang,
Cayaga, Matupi, Calagangan, Iglugsad, Durian). The main objective of SANMATRIDA
is facilitating mining operation within the ancestral land which allegedly
could benefit the indigenous people.
Ben Salusad A.K.A Nonong Salusad was appointed as
soldier of SANMATRIDA by Cris Estrella, a retired military official and
founder/adviser of the said organization. Nonong Salusad was a rebel
returnee and recruited and trained by military as CAFGU together with his
recruits. Initiated by Lt. Pallar from of 8th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army
based at Halapitan, San Fernando Bukidnon.
Historical Account of Harassment experienced by the victims and other residents in the area:
KARAPATAN Bukidnon has documented harassments,
threats cases of Barangay Captain Jimmy M. Liguyon:
Sometime on October 13, 2011, Jimmy Liguyon,
Barangay Captain of Barangay Dao, San Fernando, Bukidnon was attending
financial management seminar at Cagayan de Oro City. At about 3:00 O’clock in
the afternoon of the same date he received a call from Nonong Salusad through
his cell phone warning him not to return back to their Barangay because his men
Ange Dal-anay Alyas Taruc, Alde Salusad Alyas Commander Butchoy and 60 other
were waiting in Barangay Dao in order to execute him. (Ange Dal-anay and Aldy
Salusad were members of TRIOM force created by Vice Mayor Levy Edma backed by
Lt. Fallar of 8th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army based at Halapitan, San
Fernando Bukidnon.
Jimmy accounted that SANMATRIDA convinced him to
join their organization as well as encouraging everyone to become member.
SANMATRIDA was aiming to engage in mining explorations covering SANMATRIDA
areas from the municipalities of San Fernando (12- Bibungkog, Nam-nam, Bonacao,
Dao, Bulalang, Cayaga, Matupi, Calagangan, Iglugsad, Durian).
That Ben Salusad A.K.A Nonong Salusad was
appointed by Cris Estrella a retired military founder and adviser of SANMATRIDA
appointed Nonong Salusad as head of SANMATRIDA armed force.
He further narrated that that Brgy. Kagawad
Merlyn Isidro, Medy Mancilla and Fausto Bacliran were allegedly planning to
kill him through the armed men of Nonong Salusad.
It was learned, that the three Barangay Kagawads
were the local buyers of gold in the area thru their financier from Davao City
and Valencia City. It was observed that the three KAGAWADS were encouraging
large scale mining companies to operate in their locality.
Accordingly, Jimmy as Barangay Captain of
Barangay Dao, he strongly resisted the entry of large scale mining companies in
their place. The Barangay allows only small scale mining (billing method) in
their constituents of Dao, which in foremost the prime economic source of
income of the people of Dao, San Fernando, Bukidnon.
Prepared
by: KARAPATAN Bukidnon
Place:
Malaybalay City
Date
prepared: March 8, 2012
Date of
data gathering: March 7, 2012
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