“The killing of the Fausto children and their parents exposes the AFP once more as lawless and mindless child killers. As commander-in-chief of the criminal, corrupt and brutal AFP, Marcos II is directly responsible for its war crimes against the Filipino people,” NDFP’s Coni Ledesma said.
The NPA’s Mt. Cansermon Command (MCC) said Rolly and Emelda Fausto and their two minor children were killed by the soldiers and the paramilitary the day after a “harassment operation” was conducted against the local CAFGU camp last June 13.
Bishop Rhee Timbang said the brutal murder of Roly Fausto (55), his wife Emelda Fausto (50) and their two children Ben Fausto (15) and Ravin Fausto (12) is “horrendous beyond measure,” adding the massacre must be condemned and the perpetrators be brought to justice.
Legislador said the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police and National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict are the respondents in the case.
It is the type of success story that many – if not all – overseas Filipino workers (OFW) aspire for. Back home, they are called ‘mga bagong bayani’ or modern-day heroes because they had to leave their homes to secure their family’s future. For them, working abroad was not a matter of choice but a necessity for the welfare of their family.
“After all, Teodoro comes from the same ilk of military warmongers who served Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and supported convicted war criminal Jovito Palparan,” NDFP peace panel chairperson Julie de Lima said Friday, June 9.
“The farm gate price used to be P25 a kilo but it has since droped to P12 and now to P3. The farmers spend almost P50,000 per hectare for squash production per planting season,” Mariano explained.
“Farmers and peasant advocates alike were especially taken aback by the brashness of the red-tagging committed by P/Lt. Col. Macabitas in front of the hearing officer herself, hinting at military involvement,” the Unyon ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura said.
“Herbosa’s appointment is a big insult to health workers and indigent patients who rely on free and quality health services in public hospitals and other health facilities,” AHW said.
“Our call remains that their basic human rights be respected, they be accorded due process, and for their immediate release to be with their friends and families,” Karapatan said.
