Belarminbo Dabalos Saguing
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The Philippine Army’s 57th Infantry Battalion forcibly
brought 14 year old Balong on Friday in
Magpet, North Cotabato.and presented him to the media as a “child soldier, informer
and collector” for the New People’s Army.
Commanding Officer
Nilo Vinluan declared in news reports that Balong wandered off from the NPA
area and “surrendered” to a police station in Barangay Mateo, Kidapawan City. The military also claimed that Balong told
them he was active as an NPA for two years.
The boy’s elder brother Christopher, however, declared in a press
conderence that his brother has never left their baranggay for months, even years and the
military are lying. “Kanang giingon
nila nga tig-collector sa mga tawo, binuang na. Walay kamatuoran nga ana ilang gipadangat sa
akong igsoon. Kanang gikidnap sa NPA, dili na tinuod; wala gyud na naglakaw sa
barangay pila ka bulan o tuig kay diha na nag-eskwela. Tomo-tomo lang na sa
sundalo aron pangandoy nga dunay sala mga NPA. Mga animal sila.” (The soldiers are
telling a lie that he is a collector. They said he was kidnapped by the
NPA, that’s not true; he has not left our barangay for months, years since he
is at school. The soldiers are just making up stories to blame the NPA.
They are animals).*
Christopher said. Christopher
also said that the incident happened after he left on March 17 to Bukidnon,
their former residence, to get Balong’s school documents from his previous
school, Barangay Guinoyruan Elementary School as part of the requirements for
his graduation.*
This is only one of many incidents where the AFP has used
brazen lies or tried to invent things to muddy the name of the NPA. Clearly,
they are hard pressed to get their hands on anything they could use for
propaganda.
SHAME ON YOU AFP!
*(from news item http://davaotoday.com/main/2014/03/26/wrongly-labelled-captured-npa-child-soldier-go-home-graduation-2/
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