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Story 67: Forcible abduction and disappearance of<br />
three farmer leaders<br />
Victims:<br />
1. Antonino D. Roda,39<br />
2. Eric E. Buhain,23<br />
3. Julius Sango,21<br />
All of them are members of Anakpawis party.<br />
Alleged perpetrators: Four armed men on motorcycles (Two<br />
Yamaha DT, a red Honda XRM and a red Honda TMX), and five<br />
men onboard a while XLT-type van. All vehicles had no license<br />
plate numbers.<br />
Date of incident: 3 August 2007at 2:45pm<br />
Place of incident: Along the highway in Sitio Kawayan, Barangay<br />
Balongating, Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur<br />
AHRC-UA-254-2007<br />
At around 2:45pm of 3 August, Antonino Roda, Eric Buhain<br />
and Julius Sango were traveling in a passenger van on their way<br />
to Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur. As the commuter van approached<br />
Sitio Kawayan, Barangay Balongating, guipos, four armed men<br />
on motorcycles blocked their way and ordered the driver of the<br />
van to stop. The armed men forced Roda, Buhain, Sango and two<br />
other female passengers into another white van in which there<br />
were five men. Then the white van sped off in the direction of<br />
Dumalinao town.<br />
when the white van reached Dumalinao, the abductors freed<br />
the two female passengers. The van then sped off in the direction<br />
of Pagadian City. The female passengers reported the abduction<br />
to the authorities; however, no investigations were conducted.<br />
The abductees’ whereabouts are still unknown.<br />
Story 68: Two female striking workers abducted and<br />
dumped in a canal<br />
Victims:<br />
1. Ms. Aurora Afable, 42, living in A.C Mercado Street, Barangay<br />
Wawa II, Rosario, Cavite<br />
2. Ms. Normelita Galon, 39, living in No. 55 Corregidor Street,<br />
General Trias<br />
Alleged perpetrators: About ten unidentified men<br />
Date of incident: Early dawn on 6 August 2007<br />
Place of incident: In front of Phils. Jeon Garments, Inc. factory<br />
located inside the Cavite Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) in<br />
Rosario, Cavite<br />
AHRC-UP-109-2007; AHRC-UP-107-2007<br />
On 6 August 2007, Aurora Afable and normelita galon were<br />
sleeping in their temporary tent in front of the garment factory,<br />
article 2 � June-Sept 2012 Vol. 11, No. 2-3<br />
“<br />
A complaint was<br />
filed against the<br />
soldiers involved<br />
before the office of<br />
the CHR in Manila.<br />
They held a hearing<br />
once but there<br />
has not been any<br />
substantial progress.<br />
”<br />
Aurora Afable<br />
Photo: Philippe Revelli of<br />
Peuple’s Solidaire<br />
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