Justice for Ka Agoy and Jose Lorena!

A Press Statement by Alliance for Nationalism and Democracy (ANAD)
January 21, 2006

The Alliance for Nationalism and Democracy (ANAD), in strongest terms, condemn the treacherous killings of Augusto “Ka Agoy” Daclitan, 55 yrs. old, ANAD regional coordinator for Eastern Visayas last January 17, and Jose Lorena, a freelance broadcaster in Albay and one of the pillars of the Kilusang Kontra Komunista (KKK), an affiliate of ANAD, last January 18, in Catbalogan, Samar and Daraga, Albay, respectively. They are the 17th and 18th ANAD volunteers whose lives were sacrificed and offered for the defense and protection of our Motherland and freedom.

Clearly, ANAD accuses Jose Ma. Sison, chairman of the demonic Maoist Communist Party of the Philippines; Luis Jalandoni – head of the Maoist communist National Democratic Front; Gregorio “Ka Roger” Rosal and their minions as primary responsible in the deaths of the two ANAD leaders and volunteers.

Both Ka Agoy and Lorena were former communist rebels who saw the light of freedom and peace. Ka Agoy was felled by a bullet to his nape, by an NPA assassin inside Catbalogan’s Imelda Park, in front of the Western Samar Capitol Bldg., while Lorena was shot by one of the three-man NPA hit team that entered his food store pretending to negotiate for the surrender of an NPA member. Their peaceful campaign of initiating pro-democracy activities, without the use of firearms, is a manifestation of their sincere efforts and commitment to wage a peaceful education campaign against the deceit, lies, intimidation, and harassments masterfully employed by the Godless, inhuman, and violent Maoist communist ideology on our people.

The decimation of the Maoist communist NPAs ranks and the anti-Maoist communist awareness among the people of Samar and Albay are living proofs of Daclitan’s and Lorena’s effective pro-democracy efforts in their respective areas.

The surviving families, relatives, and friends of Ka Agoy and Lorena loudly and strongly cry for justice. But could they ever get justice from persons who are committed to kill? Justice could only be attained if we all join hands in calling on the Maoist communist NPA to do their share by making those responsible of that dastardly act answer for their crimes.

We urge KARAPATAN, BAYAN, KMU, EMJP, PCPR, and all sectoral front organizations of the Maoist communist National Democratic Front to call on the comrades in the Communist Party of the Philippines(CPP) to hand down the penalty of death to those responsible in killing Daclitan and Lorena. This they must have to do to prove their sincerity as they have constantly called to put an end to the spate of killings happening in the country.

Their claim as defenders of human rights must now be shown, to all Filipinos. The Maoist communist sectoral front organizations must shed the cloak of deception and lies and must work hand in hand with ANAD in seeking justice for those whose life were snapped by the guns, bullets, machetes, and hammers wielded by NPA butchers!