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The victims were
taken to a health
center where they
were supposed to
have a medical
examination but
unfortunately the
doctor was
not there.
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Date of incident: 22 November 2008 at 5:30pm
Place of incident: Poblacion Malabog, Paquibato District, Davao
City
AHRC-UAC-264-2008
Vicente Paglinawan was talking to a colleague when a lone
gunman approached and shot him dead. The gunman was seen
together with another man, wearing a helmet and driving a
motorcycle, when they arrived at the scene. The gunman alighted
from the motorcycle, walked towards Paglinawan shooting him to
his forehead killing him instantly. The bullet exited to the back of
his head, left lower portion of his ear and to his right eye. After the
shooting, the gunman walked casually to their getaway motorcycle
where his companion was waiting. They were seen fleeing to an
unknown destination.
when the shooting happened, a local police outpost, where
policemen should have been deployed in public places, was
empty. There was no police officer on duty. Had the villagers not
informed the police of the shooting incident they would not have
responded. It took them about 15 minutes to respond.
The victim’s wife, Aida, stated that she was told by a neighbour
once of having noticed two persons on a motorcycle roaming in
the place weeks before the shooting. They were asking about
the whereabouts of the victim’s family. This happened on two
occasions. They suspected that those looking for Vicente and his
family could be the same persons responsible for his murder.
Before Paglinawan was murdered, he applied for a certificate
of stewardship under the Integrated Social Forestry Program
of the Department of Environment and natural Resources. he
sought an aggregate area of five hectares of forested land in his
area. Together with his wife, he cultivated his farmland to provide
for the growing needs of his family. He used diversified upland
farming techniques, planting fruit trees, coconut, cacao, banana,
root crops and vegetables. Those who knew him described him as
a good and committed person. he had no known enemies.
Story 31: Soldiers murdered a man in front of his son
Victim: Alejo De Luna, 30, a farmer, of Sitio Pasalilo, Barangay
Mabini, Municipality of Mulanay, Quezon
Alleged Perpetrators: Nine soldiers attached to the Bravo
Company, under the command of Lt. Marcus Bibat of the 74th
IB-PA
Date of incident: 13 October 2008 at 6am
Place of incident: Sitio Pasalilo, Barangay Mabini, Mulanay
AHRC-UAC-250-2008
article 2 � June-Sept 2012 Vol. 11, No. 2-3