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Senate to probe massacre in Socot involving military VOL. 2, No. 138
Cagayan de Oro City
Thursday
THE Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights is set to conduct an investigation on the reported massacre of a mother and her two minor children belonging to B’laan tribe of Tampakan, South Cotabato, where a multi-billion dollar mine project is located.
Francis “Chiz” Escudero said he just received the report and he already tasked his staff to get the full details. “Once we have the full details, we assure the public that an investigation will be conducted,” Escudero said. Earlier, Army’s 10th Infantry Division spokesperson Lt. Col. Lyndon Paniza, claimed that all operatives involved in the operation were already recalled to the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) for investigation. Lt. Col. Alexis Bravo, comDuring his recent visit here, mander of the 27th Infantry Senate justice committee chair Battalion, earlier was quoted
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as saying that his troops went to the village of Bong Mal in Tampakan, South Cotabato after receiving reports about the presence of “bandits” led by a certain Daguil Capion in the area on October 18. Bravo, however, asserted that there was an encounter as his troops approached the house of Capion. Capion, a B’laan tribal leader and warrior, was known for his opposition to mining activities in the area being undertaken by UK-based Xtrata PLc with its local mining firm counterpart Saguittarius Mines Incorporated
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(SMI). But the military branded Capion as a bandit and extortionist. Killed during the incident were Capion’s wife Juvy, 27, who was two months pregnant and their sons Pop, 13, and John, 8. Capion’s family was among the 2,600 B’laan families to be affected by the mining activities in Tampakan where untapped large gold and copper reserves are located. Daguil’s sister, Erita Capion, had denied the assertions of the military that there was an encounter that happened. According to Erita, it was
around 6:30 in the morning when gunshots rang in their village. She said they rushed to Daguil’s home and there they saw her sister-in-law and nephews lying in a pool of blood. She said the soldiers even dragged the bodies of the victims outside the house in violation of the tribe’s tradition. The B’laan community had been opposing the entr y of mining companies in the area but Erita said the SMI forced itself into the area using the soldiers even if they have not given them free, prior and informed consent.
Delima listens to performance reports of Regional Prosecutors By JHO PANTOJA of Mindanao Star Balita CAGAYAN de Oro City— Department of Justice Secretary Laila Delima yesterday took time out to personally listen to the performance reports of six Regional Prosecutors held in one of the hotels in the city. The Offices of the Regional Prosecutors in Mindanao are composed of five provinces and nine cities while National Prosecution Services (NPS) in Region 10 is composed of 14 field offices and 110 prosecutor positions. Sixty-seven are filled up while 43 positions remain vacant. Despite of many vacant positions of prosecutors in
Region 10, Regional Prosecutor Jaime L. Umpa said: “I know that we still have rooms for improvement in our performance in terms of our disposition rates, case management and conviction rates. We will strive to do more so that we can achieve more.” “For complaints under preliminary investigation or summary investigation, regionwide, we received a total of 12,518 cases which include the 904 pending complaints at the beginning of 2011 which is a carryover from 2010,” said Umpa. He added: “These pending complaints were filed
in last quarter of 2010. A total of 11,614 complaints were received during the year with 9,927 cases resolved. The most number of complaints were filed in OCP-Cagayan de Oro City is 5,988 cases which account for 48% of the regional total.” While the Office of City Prosecutor in Cagayan de Oro received the highest number of inquest cases at 1,039 cases which make up for 38.5% of the regional total, followed by Office of Provincial ProsecutorMisamis Oriental with 382 DEPARTMENT of Justice Secretary Leila DeLima answers queries from local media praccases or 14% and OCP-Iligan titioners during her short visit in Cagayan de Oro City where she met with the Regional City with 287 cases or 10.6 Prosecutors in Mindanao. Accompanying her at left is Regional Prosecutor for Northern REPORTS | page 11
Mindanao Jaime Umpa. Photo by Jho Pantoja of Mindanao Star Balita
Tropical storm ‘Ofel’ accelerates; 35 areas under storm signals By Lloyd Caliwan Tropical storm Ofel has slightly accelerated and is now passing through Leyte, bringing to 35 the
number of areas under storm warning signal, the state weather bureau said. We at her Fore c aster Gladys Saludes said as of 4 p.m. Wednesday the eye
of Ofel was near Ormoc City in Leyte (11.0 °N, 124.6 °E) with maximum sustained winds of 65 kms per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph.
Saludes said Ofel, which had made landfall in Surigao Island, increased its speed from 19 kph to 22 kph as it continued to move west northwest.
The state weather bureau said if Ofel would not change its speed and direction, it would be out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Saturday.
Saludes said Masbate, Romblon, Eastern Samar, Western Samar, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Biliran Island, Camotes Island, signals | page 2
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