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Initial Repoit

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The National Soliuaiity Nission (NSN) to Lacub, Abia was helu in iesponse to the iepoits of human
iights anu inteinational humanitaiian law violations committeu by the Aimeu Foices of the
Philippines in theii militaiy opeiation in the saiu municipality. This was hosteu by T0LBEK anu
KASTAN with the Coiuilleia Buman Rights Alliance. It was paiticipateu in by moie than a hunuieu
uelegates fiom uiffeient iegions anu fiom national oiganizations.

The main finuings of the NSN valiuateu the following:

A. AFP conuucteu militaiy opeiations in Lacub that on Septembei 4 - 6 iesulteu in two
inciuents of fiiefight with the NPAs.

B. Wai ciimes unuei Republic Act 98S1
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obseiveu to have been committeu by the AFP:
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! Aiounu 1uu AFP soluieis foicibly inteispeiseu themselves with 16 iesiuents
fiom uuinguinabang anu eight fiom Poblacion on the way back caiiying with
them the cauavei of theii slaineu 'kailian' (villagemate), Ricaiuo Reyes aka
Tubong anu compelling Nicasio Asbucan as fiist man. 0n the way, fiiefight
ensueu iesulting to the ueath of Noel viste.
! Richaiu Boigonia (eailiei iepoiteu Noibeito) who, on Sept S, was in the
mountain looking foi his caiabao, was uetaineu foi 12 houis by tioops of the
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IBPA heaueu by Lt. Naik ue los Santos. Boigonia was foiceu to aumit he was
a membei of the New People's Aimy anu was coeiceu by the AFP tioops to join
theii column anu seive as fiist man. A seaich team fiom his village was foimeu
that uay to seaich foi him. Be was only ieleaseu to them close to 9 pm that
same uay.

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Response anu Bevelopment Seivices (CoiBis-RBS) anu the Centei foi Bevelopment
Piogiams in the Coiuilleia (CBPC) who was in Lacub uoing evaluation of piojects.

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Republic Act 98S1 "Philippine Act on Ciimes Against Inteinational Bumanitaiian Law, uenociue anu othei Ciimes
Against Bumanity"
Autopsy iepoit inuicates multiple laceiations anu massive hematoma ovei the back of
the heau anu gunshot wounus all enteiing at the lowei back anu left anu iight buttocks
exiting at the left shouluei.

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! Willful killing of Recca Noelle Nonte whose autopsy iepoit inuicates no gunshot
wounu anu insteau uieu of blunt tiaumatic injuiies, massive heau, face anu
chest.
! Nutilationueseciation of bouies of ueau NPAs

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"# Killing wounueu NPAs who piobably have laiu uown theii aims oi no longei have
means of uefense oi have suiienueieu. This is a stiong piobability in the case of
Ainolu }aiamillo. }aiamillo's bouy was iiuuleu with multiple gunshot wounus
involving his back anu lowei extiemities, with one paiticulai uSW fiieu close-
iange that the skin suiiounuing the bullet's point of entiy hau a buint
appeaiance. The NBI autopsy iepoit also stateu that both his aims weie iiuuleu
with bullets uown to his wiists anu thumbs. Bue to the multiple gunshot
wounus, his inteinal oigans appeaieu "maceiateu", that is his bouy appeaieu
poious like a "sponge". Theie was also a massive laceiation of his uppei lip, that
his uppei anu lowei jaws weie fiactuieu "shatteiing both jaws inwaiu into his
thioat, necessitating the embalmei to inseit cement into his mouth to keep the
aichitectuie of his mouth intact.

$# Not pioviuing quaitei - "No quaitei will be given" means iefusing to spaie the life
of anybouy, even of peisons manifestly unable to uefenu themselves oi who
cleaily expiess theii intention to suiienuei." (R.A. 98S1)

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1. The AFP, thiough theii militaiy opeiations, uiu not allow the Binongan people,
especially those in Bacag anu uuinguinabang, to conuuct theii iitual foi those who uieu
within theii ancestial uomain.

2. violation of fiee, piioi anu infoimeu consent (FPIC) on militaiy uetachments anu
militaiy activities.
! Bisiegaiuing petition of the community against militaiy uetachment in theii
ancestial uomain.
! No FPIC was conuucteu befoie the militaiy opeiation was conuucteu.

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The militaiy opeiations have affecteu the health of the following:
1. Biiect victims anu theii family
2. Women anu chiluien
S. Inuiiect victims

The opeiation has iesulteu to the woisening of the almost non-existent anu inaccessible health
seivices in the hinteilanu communities of Lacub. Woise, the taigets incluue civilian population
with impunity, intent on sowing feai anu foicing subseivience.

As such, majoiity of the patients seen (2S%) manifest acute stiess uisoiuei with some, chionic
uepiession. Foi the auults, psychosomatic symptoms anu panic attacks attiibuteu to tiauma weie
noteu such as; insomnia, hypeivigilance, nightmaies anu fiugeting. Also noteu weie heauaches,
intense feai associateu with louu noises, memoiies of those who uieu anu while passing thiough
the site of inciuent. Some have hypeitension anu palpitations.

Boubly affecteu aie the vulneiable population of women, chiluien anu elueily. Psychosocial
uebiiefing of uiaue S-6 chiluien ageu 9-14 stuuying at the Bantugo elementaiy school which is
iight besiue the militaiy camp shows that they feai the militaiy anu secietly wish that they vacate
Lacub immeuiately.

0nfoitunate also is the attituue uisplayeu by ceitain public officials who insteau of fulfilling theii
seivant-leauei iole of ensuiing the people's iight to health as guaianteeu by oui constitution anu
inteinational covenants choose not to. Insteau of pioviuing health seivices to the people at all cost,
at any time anu in any conuition they cite such ieasons as aieas being "ciitical" anu withuiaw even
the local health peisonnel.

The iepiessive instiuments of goveinment, the AFP anu goveinment willfully uestioy the spiiit of
community well embiaceu by anu weaveu into the cultuie of the people of Lacub, with the oveiall
intention of loweiing theii moiale anu will to fight.

They make the people moie sick, they make the people suffei. They muiuei the people. They aie
liable to foi the continuous violation on the health anu social iights of the people of Lacub.

The economic life of the people has been uisiupteu as well anu this has an immeuiate impact on the
lack of foou in the community anu in the long-teim, a significantly low agiicultuial piouuce. A
significant 2u% of theii piouuce is lost.

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The people of Lacub anu the National Soliuaiity Nission upholu anu ieiteiate the iecommenuations
of the CBRA 0igent Action Aleit iegaiuing the militaiy opeiations:

1. We call foi a stop to the opeiations in Lacub, Abia to ensuie the piotection of civilians
2. Immeuiately pull-out the 41
st
IBPA anu othei AFP units fiom Lacub, Abia to ensuie the
impaitial anu thoiough investigation of human iights anu inteinational humanitaiian law
violations
S. }ustice foi the extiajuuicial killing of Engi. Fiuela Salvauoi.
4. }ustice foi Noel viste anu othei victims of human iights anu inteinational humanitaiian law
violations by the 41
st
IBPA.
S. Bolu the Aimeu Foices of the Philippines accountable foi its giave wai ciimes.
6. Piosecution of the peipetiatois of the violations anu ensuie that accountability is
uemanueu in full fiom the 41
st
IBPA, the S
th
Infantiy Bivision, the Noithein Luzon Commanu
of the AFP anu fiom Pies. Benigno Simeon Aquino }i. as commauei-in-chief
7. We call foi the withuiawal of 0Plan Bayanihan, the Philippine goveinment's countei-
insuigency piogiam that taigets civilians.
8. We call on the Philippine goveinment to obseive the 0niveisal Becalaiation of Buman
Rights anu all the majoi Buman Rights anu Inteinational Bumanitaiian Law instiuments to
which it is a paity anu signatoiy to incluuing the Compiehensive Agieement foi the Respect
of Buman Rights anu Inteinational Bumanitaiian Law (CARBRIBL).
9. Resume the Peace Talks between the uoveinment of the Republic of the Philippines (uPB)
anu the National Bemociatic Fiont of the Philippines (NBFP).