AFP-PNP-CAFGU ceasefire violations in Bukidnon imperil Peace Talks*
Jorge "Ka Oris" Madlos
NDF - Mindanao
February 18, 2011
Blatant violations are currently taking place in the different provinces of Mindanao against the mutually-agreed ceasefire between the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the Government of the Philippines (GPH).
In Bukidnon alone this early, the armed forces of the GPH committed 8-counts of ceasefire violations:
In Brgy. Osmena, Dangcagan, 3PM, February 15-16, 2 truckloads of the 8th IB led by Col. Rico Gapuz and Maj. Canutoy and the PNP, led by PNP Provincial Director Bermudo and Dangcagan Police Chief Inspector Evary Bacunawa, forcibly gathered the people to extract intelligence information;
In Sto. Rosario, Kitaotao, February 15, 2 truckloads of the 8th IB and 2 patrol cars of the RMG conducted offensive combat patrol. Brgy. Sto. Rosario is 12 km away from the nearest AFP-PNP-CAFGU camp;
In Brgy. Kauyonan, Kitaotao, February 15, one squad of the 8th IB conducted commando offensive combat patrol in sugar cane fields. Brgy. Kauyonan is 12 km away from the nearest AFP-PNP-CAFGU camp;
In Brgy. Kalumihan, Kitaotao, February 15, 2 truckloads of the 8th IB and 2 patrol cars of the RMG conducted offensive combat patrol. Brgy. Kalumihan is about 15 km away from the nearest AFP-PNP-CAFGU camp;
In Brgys. San Nicolas-Banban, Don Carlos, February 15, one military jeep-load of the 8th IB conducted offensive combat patrol. San Nicolas-Banban is 5km away from the nearest AFP-PNP-CAFGU camp;
In Brgys. Bagsak-Pinamaloy, Don Carlos, February 15, one M35 military truckload of the 8th IB conducted offensive combat patrol. Bagsak-Pinamaloy is about 4 km away from the nearest AFP-PNP-CAFGU camp;
On February 15, offensive combat operations, which started on Feb 10, continue in Quezon, Bukidnon;
In Brgy. Namnam, San Fernando, Bukidnon, 8 PM, February 16, one truckload of the 8th IB re-occupied a detachment site they have deserted for a year.
These AFP-PNP-CAFGU ceasefire violations, as what they have shown during the recent 18- day ceasefire, put in question the sincerity of the GPH in its endeavour to attain just and lasting peace. These ceasefire violations endanger the on-going peace talks between the NDFP and the GPH and the overall peace process.
We call on the people to report any violations against the declared 7-day ceasefire.
* Url:http://theprwcblogs.blogspot.com/2011/02/afp-pnp-cafgu-ceasefire-violations-in.html
