BASILAN (Mindanao Examiner / 13 Jul) – Nagmatigas kahapon ang pamahalaan na dapat pagbayaran ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) at Abu Sayyaf ang pagpatay sa 14 na sundalo sa lalawigan ng Basilan.
Sampu sa mga napatay ay pinugutan ng ulo at ang iba naman ay tinanggalan pa ng ari ng mga rebeldeng MILF at militanteng Abu Sayyaf sa labanan nanaganap nuong nakaraang Martes sa bayan ng Al-Barka.
Matatandaan na inamin ng rebeldeng Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) na ang kanilang grupo ang nakasagupa ng mga tauhan ng Marines sa Bgy. Tipo-Tipo, Al-Barka, Basilan ngunit iginiit ni Mohager Iqbal, chief negotiator ng nasabing rebeldeng Muslim na iniwan ng mga rebelde ang lahat ng bangkay ng mga sundalo matapos ang sagupaan at wala silang kinalaman sa pagpugot at pagputol ng ari ng mga ito.
Dante Jimenez, founding chairman of the Volunteers Against Crimes and Corruption, had his hair shaved off on Sunday, to protest the gruesome death of Marine troopers, 10 of whom suffered beheading and mutilation. Jimenez, in an interview with radio dzBB, said he went to Fort Bonifacio and had his hair shaved off to unite with the families seeking justice for the 14 Marines who died in last week's clash with members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan. The Marines' remains lie in state at Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City. "Ako'y nakikiramay sa mga pamilya nitong mga pinatay na ating mga sundalo, mga Philippine Marines...Hindi lang 'yong pagpatay kundi 'yong dinismember pa sila, pinugutan ng ulo, pinugutan ng paa, pinugutan ng ari, pinugutan ng tenga (I condole with the families of the Marines. They were not just killed, but were dismembered, their heads, feet, private parts and ears were cut.)
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Dumadaloy ang pakikiramay sa Marines na napatay sa Basilan.
Ito ay dahil alamat na sa kasaysayan ng digmaan ang 1st Marine Brigade. Sila ang ang palaging isinasabak sa mga kalaban ng pamahalaan.
Kaya hindi na bago sa kanila ang mamatayan. Sabi nga nila, kasama ito sa trabaho.
Pero ang hindi nila matanggap ay ang kalapastanganang inabot ng 14 na Marines na tinambangan sa Basilan noong Martes.
Pugot, putol ang kamay o pati ang ari ng ilan sa mga bangkay na iniyakan ng kanilang mga mahal sa buhay.
Ang ulo ng mga napugutan
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The marine soldiers killed in action were: Staff Sergeants Noel F. Bautista and Bernard C. Abes; Sergeants Rey B. Callueng, Gerardo B. Licup, and Cayetano N. Simbajon; Private First Class officers Russel S. Panaga, Freddie G. Palma, Elizar S. Semeniano, Reuben S. Doronio Jr., Jhonard Alianza, Arjorin S. Eleazar, Emmanuel G. Beup, Emilio C. Lachica and Wilfredo G. Lamban.
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The Marines who survived an ambush in Basilan last week saw how some of their fallen comrades were beheaded by their attackers, officials said Sunday.
The attackers also took the soldiers’ valuables and personal belongings, including jewelry, money and mobile phones, officials said.
Of the 14 Marines killed in the clash, 10 were beheaded or had their bodies mutilated.
Marine commandant Maj. Gen. Nelson Allaga said the beheading of the wounded troops were cruel, sadistic and cowardly.
“That is sadism… but it’s even a cowardly act by standards… the wounded saw how the others were hacked,” Allaga told reporters.
The Marine spokesman, Lt. Col. Ariel Caculitan, said that aside from looting the dead soldiers, the attackers used the mobile phone of one the fallen Marines to send a message to his wife.
“We have beheaded your husband,” said Caculitan, quoting the text message.
Allaga added that the attackers also cut off the ears, hands and legs of some of the dead troops. Last week, there were reports that even the sex organs of some of the troopers were sliced off.
The outnumbered Marines fought on for nearly seven hours.
The attackers also took the soldiers’ valuables and personal belongings, including jewelry, money and mobile phones, officials said.
Of the 14 Marines killed in the clash, 10 were beheaded or had their bodies mutilated.
Marine commandant Maj. Gen. Nelson Allaga said the beheading of the wounded troops were cruel, sadistic and cowardly.
“That is sadism… but it’s even a cowardly act by standards… the wounded saw how the others were hacked,” Allaga told reporters.
The Marine spokesman, Lt. Col. Ariel Caculitan, said that aside from looting the dead soldiers, the attackers used the mobile phone of one the fallen Marines to send a message to his wife.
“We have beheaded your husband,” said Caculitan, quoting the text message.
Allaga added that the attackers also cut off the ears, hands and legs of some of the dead troops. Last week, there were reports that even the sex organs of some of the troopers were sliced off.
The outnumbered Marines fought on for nearly seven hours.
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Dalawa sa 10 kagawad ng Philippine Marines na pinugutan sa Al Barka (Tipo-Tipo), Basilan noong Hulyo 10 ang na-karanas ng grabeng pagpapahirap o torture bago pinatay.
Ito ang lumabas sa post mortem examination ni Dr. Nilo Barandino ng Basilan General Hospital kung saan nakitaan ang mga nasabing sundalo ng sugat at pasa na palatandaan ng torture.
Pinutol din umano ang ari ng dalawang Marines na pinugutan sa gitna ng bakbakan sa naturang bayan habang nasa rescue operations ang tropa ng
pamahalaan sa dinukot na Italyanong paring si Fr. Giancarlo Bossi.
Ito ang lumabas sa post mortem examination ni Dr. Nilo Barandino ng Basilan General Hospital kung saan nakitaan ang mga nasabing sundalo ng sugat at pasa na palatandaan ng torture.
Pinutol din umano ang ari ng dalawang Marines na pinugutan sa gitna ng bakbakan sa naturang bayan habang nasa rescue operations ang tropa ng
pamahalaan sa dinukot na Italyanong paring si Fr. Giancarlo Bossi.
