PLUMMETING JUSTICE ON POLITICIZED DEATHS, GLORIA TO BLAME? “Letting the Numbers Speak”

The UN HR Specialist Philip Alston took notice of KARAPATAN’s statistics regarding ratio on victims of extra-judicial killings in the country. This summed-up to total of 882 deaths in comparison to Task Force Usig’s 146. Though the numbers don’t match, both are actually giving a tally of more than a dozen journalist brutally killed in broad daylight. The remaining number quantifies the victims of political feud and that of unexplained disappearances and even fatalities that were insinuated as acts accorded to their militancy. The disparity in number is quite clear but it encloses the obvious fact were “politicalization” and even apolitical stands remain prime motives.

Setting-aside a controversial militants’ case and zeroing-in on journalists deaths, most would involve disputes both with a seated local official and Communist Party provincial doings. These journalists are gunned-down based on their impartisan views which were clearly weighed with how they side with the government detrimental to the CPP-NPA and that of how they criticize officials for nailing of graft. Admittedly, issues of deaths with regards to their stand are grounded greatly with their disfavor of the CPP-NPA. Even militia justice of gunning-down erring officials had been one of the CPP-NPA’s extrajudicial and out of bounds killings.

Early this year, not more than thirty death counts were actuated by the CPP-NPA; part of which is the series of killings tagged as OPLAN LINIS DEMONYO (OLD) done in Davao areas. By mid of April, it had been disclosed that said “cleansing” operation runs nationwide specifically parts of the Bicol Region and Samar. They are out to get rid of military informants and as rumored-Jose Maria Sison supporters. That is in accordance with the heated power thug between Benito Tiamzon and the CPP-Chair-in-absentia JOMA Sison. Part of the downsizing of allies is the indiscriminate singling-out of comrades in arms. This had no fervor whatsoever of distancing from unsuspecting civilians that could get killed in the process. Other than OLD, militant groups had been forcing members to keep mum on drastic political measures that were out to favor both Satur Ocampo and Teddy Casiño’s political ambitions. And as sourced, this is forcefully done with threats and even persecution. BAYAN Muna adherents are to nod their heads and agree with each political maneuvering or else the inevitable “cleansing” begins with them as primary targets.

Is this not extrajudicial suppression? This is far worse than unexplained disappearances. This is human rights toppled down and beaten to oblivion by morally rights groups who claimed seeking evenhandedness. Where is justice in this one?

Fatalities under OLD include the seventy-nine year old farmer, Eusebio Manluwang in SitioTolotolo, Brgy Paquibato Proper, Paquibato Dist., Davao City. The victim was gunned-down by three identified NPA commando about a feet away from his family’s shack last February 8. The incident was witnessed not just by unfortunate bystanders but by his very relatives. Out of fear, the victim’s family kept their mouths shut. This happens to be justice “delivered” and “served” within the Communist circle. Almost every day “this” same infuriating scenario happens across far-flung districts. That is, as the CPP-NPA-NDF continues to force their revolutionary government among the toiling masses.

Harboring terrorist like Jose Maria Sison while taking him in on an asylum was by far the gravest mistake of the international tribunal. This gave ruthless Communists in the country leverages in performing horrendous acts of human rights abuses. They continually go against the government’s will and even went as far as using so-called “revolutionary taxation” to explain their indiscriminate money hunt that goes to riddling extortions. There is no denying that Manluwang like others who were killed by the CPP-NPA were “silenced” for reasons that the Communist Party relegates them as “useless” piece of used furniture. Jose Maria Sison’s army believes that the Philippines’ citizens are dispensable “toys” they used like “milking cows” or else “butchered pigs”.