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“
A person claiming to
be a soldier told the
seminarians assigned
in one parish that
their rector, Rev.
Eleuterio Fr. Terry,
was in the “OB”
(Order of Battle). ”
- content of an
SMS sent to Mary
Guy Portajada.
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Story 51: Renewed surveillance on a priest facing
threats
Victim: Rev. Eleuterio J. Revollido (a.k.a. Terry), the rector of the
Aglipay Central Theological Seminary (ACTS) of the Philippine
Independent Church (PIC)
Alleged perpetrators: Unknown persons riding on motorcycles
and car
Date of incident: 29 November to 7 December 2007
Place of incident: At the Parish of the Divine Shepherd,
Nancamaliran West, Urdaneta City
AHRC-UP-164-2007; AHRC-UA-252-2006; AS-178-2006
On September 2007, a person claiming to be a soldier told
the seminarians assigned in one parish that their rector, Rev.
Eleuterio Fr. Terry, was in the “OB” (Order of Battle). After learning
about this, the seminarians noticed that they and their parish
had been the object of overt surveillance.
At 1:45am on november 29, while they were preparing for an
early trip to the national Cathedral in manila, they noticed the
presence of three men outside the gate near the garage. These men
asked if “all the seminarians are leaving”. Later, another student
noticed a car and two motorcycles parked in front of the seminary.
One of the two men in the front gate entered and approached and
asked again about the seminarians. The other one came in also
and told him that they want to talk to the head of the seminary.
On one occasion, a couple in their community informed the
seminarians that they have noticed people spying on the seminary.
One approached a woman in the community and asked if she
knows Fr. Terry. Also, a woman was asking questions about the
seminary from a convenience store just in front of the seminary.
Story 52: Widows of murdered activists threatened
for seeking remedies
Victims:
1. Hilda Orpilla, 55, farmer, widow with four children, a resident
of Barangay Bagunot, Baggao, Cagayan Valley, wife of
murdered farmer and village council member Arthur Orpilla,
member of Alyansa iti Mannalon iti Cagayan (Kaguimungan)
or Peasant Alliance of Cagayan
2. Natividad Battad, 56, farmer, widow with four children,
a resident of Barangay Bacring Bunugan, of the same
municipality, widow of murdered farmer leader Dionisio
Battad, also a member of Kaguimungan
Alleged perpetrators: Joey Domingo, a member of a paramilitary
group Cafgu; Lorenzo Ramos (a.k.a. Kabug) and Juling Domingo,
intelligence agents of the 17th IB-PA
article 2 � June-Sept 2012 Vol. 11, No. 2-3