Anakpawis coordinator gunned down in Castillejos
Attacks on leftists mount
By Edgar Alejo, Gil Francis Arevalo, Tonette Orejas - Inquirer
IN MOUNTING VIOLENCE against militants, unidentified men yesterday shot dead the wife and son of a peasant leader in the province of Zambales while gravely wounding him, hours after a student leader was gunned down by an assassin in Legazpi City in Albay province.
The victims were among more than 100 people linked to militant groups murdered since 2001 in attacks around the country that have outraged Amnesty International and which leftists said were part of political repression.
The militants blamed the killings on the security forces of the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Yesterday’s attack on Amante Abelon, his wife and 5-year-old son in Castillejos town in Zambales coincided with ceremonies in the Army headquarters Fort Bonifacio where Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan received the Distinguished Service Star for his campaign against communist insurgents.
Human rights groups have accused Palparan, who operates in the Central Luzon region, of responsibility in the killing of leftwing dissidents -- an allegation the general denies.
Abelon, coordinator of the party-list group Anakpawis in Zambales and vice chair of the Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luzon [Alliance of Farmers in Central Luzon], was on a motorcycle with his wife and son when they were fired upon by two men.
No witness
Abelon was taken to the James L. Gordon Memorial Hospital in Olongapo City.
As of 6:30 last night, he was undergoing surgery for multiple bullet wounds, said hospital administrator Ferdinand Magrata.
Abelon’s wife Agnes, 30, and son Elvin John died instantly in the shooting in Barangay San Pablo, police said.
Zambales police chief Senior Supt. Arrazad Subong said the investigation could not proceed because the police had no other eyewitnesses in the attack except for Abelon.
By Edgar Alejo, Gil Francis Arevalo, Tonette Orejas - Inquirer
IN MOUNTING VIOLENCE against militants, unidentified men yesterday shot dead the wife and son of a peasant leader in the province of Zambales while gravely wounding him, hours after a student leader was gunned down by an assassin in Legazpi City in Albay province.
The victims were among more than 100 people linked to militant groups murdered since 2001 in attacks around the country that have outraged Amnesty International and which leftists said were part of political repression.
The militants blamed the killings on the security forces of the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Yesterday’s attack on Amante Abelon, his wife and 5-year-old son in Castillejos town in Zambales coincided with ceremonies in the Army headquarters Fort Bonifacio where Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan received the Distinguished Service Star for his campaign against communist insurgents.
Human rights groups have accused Palparan, who operates in the Central Luzon region, of responsibility in the killing of leftwing dissidents -- an allegation the general denies.
Abelon, coordinator of the party-list group Anakpawis in Zambales and vice chair of the Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luzon [Alliance of Farmers in Central Luzon], was on a motorcycle with his wife and son when they were fired upon by two men.
No witness
Abelon was taken to the James L. Gordon Memorial Hospital in Olongapo City.
As of 6:30 last night, he was undergoing surgery for multiple bullet wounds, said hospital administrator Ferdinand Magrata.
Abelon’s wife Agnes, 30, and son Elvin John died instantly in the shooting in Barangay San Pablo, police said.
Zambales police chief Senior Supt. Arrazad Subong said the investigation could not proceed because the police had no other eyewitnesses in the attack except for Abelon.
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