From PRWC Website
links: http://theprwcblogs.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-self-criticism-on-paquibato-incident.html
A Self-Criticism on The Paquibato Incident
Rigoberto F. Sanchez
Merardo Arce Command, Southern Mindanao Regional Operations Command, New People's Army
September 6, 2012
The Merardo Arce Command-Southern Mindanao Regional Operations Command
of the New People’s Army (MAC- SMROC-NPA) takes full responsibility for
the grenade throwing to an AFP detachment in Brgy. Fatima, Paquibato
District, Davao City, September 1 at 8:30 PM. The NPA issues this
self-criticism to apologize to the public and the families for the
scores of casualties, including children. The NPA will take concrete
measures to indemnify the victims consistent with the principles of
revolutionary justice and the policies governing the New People’s Army
and the revolutionary movement.
The NPA’s 1st Pulang Bagani Company made a wrong decision in initiating a
tactical offensive against the AFP detachment located in a civilian
population. The NPA’s 1st PBC aimed in trageting a legitimate target to
emasculate the enemy and wipe out its structure that has placed the
lives and properties of the people in danger. But it erred in
considering the circumstances, combat intelligence and all pertinent
operational information in instigating the NPA action. In the face of
this gross mistake in judgement, the MAC-SMROC-NPA is currently
initiating an internal investigation and is ready to take appropriate
courses of action, to include among others, disciplinary action on the
responsible unit.
The NPA stands firm for justice and truth and is prepared to rectify
mistakes. By issuing this unflinching public apology and self-criticism,
the NPA abides with the principled standpoint,viewpoint and method
adopted by the NPA and the revolutionary movement.
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From PRWC Website
links: http://theprwcblogs.blogspot.com/2012/09/ndf-smr-order-of-indemnification-to.html
Rubi del Mundo
National Democratic Front of the Philippines, Southern Mindanao
12 September 2012
The Regional Council of the National Democratic Front of the
Philippines-Southern Mindanao Region orders for the indemnification of
the wounded individuals, including children, who were casualties of the
September 1, 2012 grenade blast in Barangay Fatima, Paquibato, Davao
City.
The order acts upon the recommendations submitted by the Merardo Arce
Command-Southern Mindanao Regional Operations Command- New People's
Army.
The directive is a unilateral exercise of revolutionary political
authority by a government of the working class and peasantry that has
its own legal and judicial system and rules in accordance with its
political principles and circumstances.
The NDF-SMR Order of Indemnification is in compliance with the following with an attached annex:
a. NDFP Declaration of Undertaking to Apply Geneva Conventions of 1949
and Protocol I of 1977 which asserts its status as co- belligerent under
international law and assumes its rights and responsibilities under the
Geneva Conventions and its
protocols. Notwithstanding the Declaration, the revolutionary forces and
people represented by the NDFP have acquired over the years the status
of belligerency through revolutionary armed struggle. The declaration
itself commits the revolutionary forces to the observance of laws of
war, from the level of adherence to Protocol II in 1991 to the Geneva
Conventions and Protocol I.
b. Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Protocol I of 1977 as the basic
international instrument on the rules of armed conflicts seek to
ameliorate the conditions of the wounded and sick armed forces, the
humane treatment of prisoners of war and the protection of civilian
persons in time of war. Protocol I further expands these rules on
protection of civilian persons and populations in international armed
conflicts.
c. Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International
Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) which provides for the indemnification and
compensation to parties affected in the armed conflict. Under the
CARHRIHL, the GPH itself recognized the separate authority of the NDFP
to take actions pertaining to address issues concerning human rights and
international humanitarian law.
d. Constitutional Guide for Establishing the People's Democratic
Government that sets forth the fundamental rights of the people.
e. Basic Rules of the New People's Army which require respect for human
rights and humanitarian law by its officers, combatants and members.
To expedite the dispensation of indemnification and to make public this
exercise of executive function, the NDF-SMR has asked for the
intercession of concerned professionals and peace advocates who will
compromise the Third Party Facilitators.
The Third Party Facilitators will award the compensation, but is not limited to, the following affected individuals:
1. Necio Cerundo, 21, male
2. Amalou Cabandia, 13, female
3. Marcelo Babor, 52, male
4. Nelojean Roxas, 11, female
5. Jelson Bacordo, 22, male
6. Lemuel Uzon, 15, male
7. Elizer Sumod Ong, 29, male
8. Jessie Solla, 49, male
9. Candida Sambalod, 53, female
10. Jayson Amaralinto, 15, male
11. Rubilyn Abayto, 34, female
12. Michael Tinaja, 15, male
13. John Mark Moquinto, 15, male
14. Rolando Abatayo, 32, male
15. Randy Loyola, 35, male
16. Rio Brigole, 24, male
17. Marvin Polinar, 20, male
18. Jeresa Malinao, 19, female
19. Primitiva Dadula, 65, female
20. Lindo Linda, 18, male
21. Louie John Ballena, 14, male
22. Noe Pulbera, 52, male
23. Dario Segundo, 33, male
24. Rolando Roperos,47, male
25. Gerald Zamora, 18, male
26. Juris Bontoyan, 2, female
27. Devine Grace Valejo, 16, female
28. John Miguel Lucian, 23, male
29. Genelyn Cambirahan, 31, female
30. Charmaine Lansang, 13, female
31. Marjorie Escultor, 34, female
32. Ruthchelle Bontoyan,39, female
33. Rudith Montajes, 20, female
34. Gemar Bacordo, 24, male
35. Regine Lansang, 17, female
36. Rolando Palban, 18, male
37. Marvin Sumod Ong, 53, male
38. Samson Tandoy, 18, male
39. Helena Turado, 54, female
40. Mikael Cambarehan, 4, male
41, Gerald Lariosa, 16, male
(Sgd) Rubi del Mundo
Spokesperson
NDFP-Sothern Mindanao
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