CHURCH PEOPLE ALARMED WITH THE SPATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION OF NEGROS!

The Promotion of Church’s People’s Response-North Negros is alarmed at the report that 15 elements of 11^th IB strafed the house of Francisco Pableo on January 25, 2009 at 9:30 pm at Brgy. Panubigan, Canlaon City which resulted to the death of Beverly Pableo, 47 yr old, mother of 8 children, resident of Brgy. Panubigan, Canlaon City, Neg. Or., and Felix Remobatak, 19 yrs old and resident of Brgy. Cudcud, San Carlos City. The Strafing also caused the wounding of Porfirio Pableo, 50 yrs old, husband of Beverly Pableo, Jimmy Calago, 26 yrs old, and Geovani Ogang of Cudcud, San Carlos City. Porfirio Pableo is now unjustly detained at BJMP Canlaon City.

We would like also to raise our concern of the illegal arrest and detention of Francisco Bailing, 21 yrs old, resident of Brgy. Cudcud, San Carlos City, and other human rights violation perpetrated by the same group.

Moreover, we would like also to raise our concern on other human rights violation in Negros like the illegal arrest of Rogelio Moreno, Reneboy Moreno, Rechelyn Lozano, in Sitio Asaran, Brgy Buenavista, Himamaylan City and the thirty three members of the fact-finding team who went to Buenavista to investigate the alleged human rights violation by the elements of 11^th IB.

With this kind of trend we would like to call our people to be more vigilant over a pattern of arbitrary arrest and of filing of criminal charges against alleged political activists and innocent civilians by the military.

As Church People we would like to promote our concern for justice and peace because we believe what Jesus Christ said “Whatever you do to the least of my brothers, you do it to me.” ( Mt. 25:40)

February 16, 2009

Reference:

Fr. Paul Medina, O.Carm.

Chairperson PCPR North Negros

Tel 034 4540212