NPA
massacres a family in Matuguinao town
By Maj. FELIX M. MANGYAO,
(INF) PA
October 8, 2006
CAMP LUKBAN, Catbalogan,
Samar – A gruesome and violent atrocity was perpetrated by
the Communist Terrorist New People’s Army in Samar Province when they
massacred a family in a remote barangay of Mahanod, Matuguinao town
yesterday October 7, 2006 at 6:00 in the morning.
A band of Communist
Terrorist (New People’s Army) led by communist terrorist leader
Artemio De La Cruz alias Ato massacred the family of Julie De La Cruz
and wounded the rest of her family members. The CTs mercilessly fired
their high-powered firearms and hit Julie in the different parts of
her body causing her instantaneous death. The wounded were identified
as Domingo, Juvic, Johnny and Mylene, all surnamed De La Cruz, who
were rushed to Catbalogan Provincial Hospital for medical treatment.
According to sources, the
CTs were irked by the family De La Cruz for not heading to their
demands of extortion and other illegal activities. Likewise, they
deliberately opposed the CTs recruitment of their family to be members
of the underground movement.
Major General Rodrigo F.
Maclang, Commanding General of the 8th Infantry Division, Philippine
Army condemns the CTs atrocities in strongest possible terms. He said
that, “the tragedy is a vivid example of how gruesome and ruthless the
communist terrorists. They harm defenseless civilians to sow terror in
order to pursue their anti-people and anti-development objectives. I
call and appeal to the civilian populace to cooperate with the
Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines by
giving testimonies and other valuable information to facilitate the
resolution of the case. Likewise, I encouraged the people to provide
timely intelligence information in order to prevent the CTs from
conducting similar inhuman acts and atrocities in the future”, Maclang
added.
