Killings in Buguey

There are abnormal occurences of violence in Buguey, Cagayan.   Proper authorities should look into these extreme cases of violence happening in Buguey.

THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO THE PEOPLE OF BUGUEY.

President Aquino, please look into this and stop the violence.

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FLORO C. TAGUINOD, GMANews.TV
07/04/2010 | 11:55 AM

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya — Three unidentified gunmen shot dead a village official in the northern province of Cagayan Friday but left behind a witness to the crime, a police report said Sunday.

Police have identified the victim as Mardy Foronda, 36, councilor of Quinawegan village in Buguey town in Cagayan province.

Buguey police said the victim was supervising workers at his farm lot at about 5:00 pm on Friday when three male suspects on board a motorcycle fired at him using firearms various calibers.

Foronda died instantly according to the report, but his companion, 49-year-old Eduardo Unday, managed to run for safety as the killers started shooting at him.
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STOP BLACK SAND MINING IN CAGAYAN (Facebook)

Kumpirmadong isa na namang sibilyan ang binaril kahapon sa bayan ng Buguey!  Walang awang binaril si Mr.Tito Lunato ng Brgy San Isidro.   Isinugod sa ospital at kasalukuyang ginagamot.   Pangunahing suspek,bodyguard ng mga Antiporda!  Totoo ba ang balitang me tauhan na ang mga funeral homes sa munisipyu ng Buguey na nag aabang nalang sa mga darating pang biktima??  tsk.tsk.tsk
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STOP BLACK SAND MINING IN CAGAYAN  (Facebook)

Isa na namang buhay ang nabuwis sa bayan ng Buguey! Pinagbabaril at napatay ang isang Rene Baquiran na tga Brgy Balza at napag alaman na dead on the spot sa tama ng cal 45.  Inaalam pa ang motibo sa krimen.  Matatandaang sunod sunod na ang pagpatay sa naturang bayan simula ng maupong muli ang mga Antiporda sa pwesto!!  Ilang ...
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Environmentalists want Cagayan killings probed
CARMELA G. LAPENA, GMANews.TV
05/23/2010 | 12:31 PM

An environmental group called on government to speed up investigations into the killings and violence against anti-mining advocates in Cagayan province.

Environmental network Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) also called for a stricter implementation of peace and order to protect anti-mining leaders from violence, as justice has yet to be given to victims in the last few months.

“We have already recorded five deaths of anti-mining activists within the span of six months since November last year," said ATM national coordinator Jaybee Garganera in an article posted Saturday evening on the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines news site. [See: Groups ask govt for quick probe of anti-mining advocates’ killings]

“Right now we fear for the lives of other anti-mining local officials and activists, who remain strong on their position against mining operations in the province especially in Buguey," he added.

The town of Buguey is one of the consistent election hotspots in the country since 2001.

Garganera said the most recent victim of violence in Buguey was San Lorenzo barangay liason officer Adamson Arellano, who was shot in the leg and foot by unidentified men on May 17.

“Arellano is lucky to have escaped death. But it is not the same for the five anti-mining activists who have already died from the brutal killings while their respective families have yet to claim justice," Garganera said.

He said Fula barangay captain William Arzadon died on May 15, when unidentified men shot him while he was on his motorcycle in Buguey.

Conrado Buenaflor, another anti-mining advocate, was shot in front of his own house in Barangay Leron on May 9. He died four days later, ATM said.

Gensun Agustin, one of the leaders of the anti-mining civil society group Alliance of Buguey Community Development Advocates and a member of the Federation of Anti-Mining Advocates in Cagayan, was gunned down on March 1 while on his way home after delivering a lecture on the impact of mining in Buguey.

Anti-mining advocates Pedrito Tabaco and his brother-in-law Alfredo Rabit were also shot down by unidentified men while riding together in a motorcycle on their way home in Barangay Leron Buguey on Nov. 30.

The ATM said mining in Cagayan is a hot political issue, with the recent election there being a battleground between pro- and anti-mining candidates.

“Arellano, Arzadon, Buenaflor, Agustin, Tabaco and Rabit were all known strong supporters of anti-mining Buguey Mayor Ignacio Taruc who recently ran against the son of Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile and another contender for the House Representative seat in Cagayan first district," Garganera said.

The group also noted that in the last election, Taruc got 40.42 percent of the total votes for the congressional seat against 56.23 percent of Juan Ponce Enrile Jr.