Military bares list of CPP-NPA-NDF “cleansing” victims

By Philippine Information Agency (PIA 8)
September 6, 2006

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte  – The victims of the purging of the CPP-NPA-NDF Southern Leyte Front are not only from Inopacan but also in the different barangays of Baybay, Leyte.

This was learned from Lt. Col. Mario Lacurum who explained that the Garden which is how the NPA called the place is in the boundary of the towns of Inopacan, Baybay and Mahaplag, Leyte. This is the typical location of the communist rebels, to locate in the boundary of several towns where they have several escape routes.

Lt. Col Lacurom of the 43rd Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army observed that many of the victims have the same family names which reveal that they were relatives. Per information gathered from former NPA members, some of those who abducted the victims were their own relatives. It is really horrible what the NPA rebels did to the very same people they pledged to help and protect. Instead of making the lives of families easier, they destroyed them to the extent of making a member of the family betray the other members.

The victims whose names were given by the relatives or the residents or the NPA surrenderees some of whom saw how they were tortured to death by burning plastic and allowing it to melt on the bodies of the victims or by jumping on their breast, are from Barangays Monterico, Cabungaan, Maypatag, Ampihanon, Pansagan and Amguhan in the municipality of Baybay and Barangay Camansi in Inopacan town.

The partial list given to PIA includes the 21 purging victims from Barangay Monterico, Baybay, Leyte, namely: Domingo Eras who was identified by his brother, Leonarda Eras, Salvador Aviola, Juanita Aviola, Avelino Ayag, Victor Pasuhil, Concepcion Danguilles, Dome Napoles, Paquito Tronueva, Carlos Tronueva, Mode Seda, Tito Ayoc, Necoy Catibo, Mancito Solirmo, Constancio Fernandes, Normalito Eras, Marcia Abenoja, Rafael Pantoliaga, Anastacio Mayegue, Pedro Alberco and a certain Poncing.

From Barangay Cabungaan, Baybay, Leyte, the list of the victims include Leonardo Ballino, Lorenzo Pulta, Cirilo Albarico, Dicong Abilay, Felix Capillanes, Restituto Ejoc, Carlos Espejo, Jovencio Ballino, Rodolfo Marra, Angel Jomoc, Wenie Edace, Segundino Estellero, Balbino Rim, Reynaldo Capillanes, Roman Dedace, Apolonio Saldaga, Isias Laguardia, Rogelio Daniel, Toring Roluna, Zacarias Laguardia, Netoy Garciano and Floro Barcos.

The names of six victims from Barangay Maypatag, Baybay, Leyte were Tebora Prado, Zosemo Prado, Danilo Macajeto, Inying Tenaja, Ruel Tenaja and Gorio Tenaja.

From Barangay Amguhan, Baybay, Leyte, the list includes the following name of victims: Guellermo Daging, Junior Umbay, Junior Mellapes, Candoy Tenaja, Anatalio Marona, Zacarias Casil, Alfredo Umbay, Domingo Albarico, Lucricio Umbay, Jemmy Roluna, Patricio Devocion and Juanito Sayson.

Jose Cabonegro, Marcelino Tayabas, Danny Limpios and Tonny Baron are the names of the victims from Barangay Ampihanon, Baybay, Leyte while Netoy Garciano is the only victim from Pagsagan, Baybay, Leyte.

From Barangay Camansi in Inopacan, Leyte, three names were listed: Crispin Calmacio, Casito Casundo and a certain Bandoy.