FINAL REPORT - Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism

Cong. Ocampo recalls that from 16 November 2000 up to 12 August 2005, he
had personally brought to Ms. Arroyo’s attention the flagrant political killings. At
every opportunity that he met and talked with Ms. Arroyo, he personally denounced
these killings and demanded that she take decisive action. To his chagrin, however, in
most instances, Ms. Arroyo appeared cold and indifferent. At other times, her actions
were perfunctory, noting the coplaints and not much else, She betrayed an utter lack
of political will to stop the killings. And in spite of her personal knowledge of the
abhorrent human rights record of certain military and police officials, she nonetheless
promoted them. The prime example of this is Gen. Palparan whom Pres. Arroyo has
promoted twice.
Cong. Ocampo points to the fact that not only does Ms. Arroyo have command
responsibility, but she also has moral and political responsibility for all these human
rights violations. Her studied silence all this time can readily be inferred as tolerating,
encouraging and abetting these violations. Understandably, her responsibility for the
perpetration of these human rights violations committed with impunity, stems from
her government’s own counter-insurgency program and unqualified support for the
United States’ so-called “war on terror” and her pronouncements, policies and
excessive measures which have contributed, abetted and engendered the attacks on
the lives and the democratic rights of the Filipino people.
Documentary Evidence
The testimonies of the aforementioned witnesses are bolstered by the
voluminous documentary evidence offered and identified by expert witness Ms.
Enriquez, which include:
A. On the Hacienda Luisita massacre and other human rights violations as
testitified to by Rene Galang
1. factsheet;
2. report of the PNP Investigating Committee on the Hacienda Luisita
Incident, dated 15 December 2004;
3. sinumpaang salaysay or affidavit executed by Rene Galang on 13
January 2005, with attached AJ issued on 10 November 2004 by DOLE
Sec. Patricia Sto. Tomas, another DOLE Order issued on 11 November
2004 and signed by Undersecretary for Labor Relations Manuel G.
Imson, deputizing the PNP to enforce the AJ order, and the DOLE Order
dated 15 November 2004 and signed by Sec. Sto. Tomas, deputizing the
AFP-NOLCOM to assist the PNP-Region III and the DOLE representative
in the “full enforcement” of the AJ order;
4. sinumpaang salaysay or affidavits of relatives of those who died in the
massacre, namely, Jhaivie Basilio, Andres Valdez, Jesus Laza, Jaime
Fastidio and Jun David, with identification documents, death certificate,
autopsy report, certificate of shares of stock attached to each of these
affidavits;
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