Italian priest who served indigenous peoples of Mindanao killed
“It is very clear that the priest’s murder was pre-meditated as there was already a threat on his life by the Bagani paramilitary group under the jurisdiction of the 73rd IB, eight years ago due to his love for the Lumads, particularly in organizing them to have their voice heard…” — Rural Missionaries of the PhilippinesBy RONALYN V. OLEA
Bulatlat.com
MANILA – A long-time Italian Catholic missionary living among the Manobo tribe was shot dead this morning inside the Mother of Perpetual Help parish in Arakan Valley, North Cotabato.
Fr. Fausto Tentorio of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), died of multiple gunshot wounds this morning, October 17, as he was preparing to go to a clergy meeting in Kidapawan City. Initial reports reveal that the assailants entered the convent and shot him on the head and chest with three bullets, instantly killing him.
Tentorio first arrived in the Philippines in 1978 and was assigned to North Cotabato in 1985.
In a statement sent to Bulatlat.com, the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP), of which Tentorio was an active member, said, “It is very clear that the priest’s murder was pre-meditated as there was already a threat on his life by the Bagani paramilitary group under the jurisdiction of the 73rd IB, eight years ago due to his love for the Lumads, particularly in organizing them to have their voice heard…”
The RMP was referring to the first attempt on Tentorio’s life in 2003 when he was hunted down by Bagani paramilitaries in Kitaotao, Bukidnon.
The Kusog sa Katawhang Lumad (Kalumaran), a group of Mindanao indigenous peoples,
holds the Aquino administration responsible for the death of Tentorio. The group said the priest had criticized the massive military operations in the community he served..... MORE
Source: Bulatlat.com
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"The Kusog sa Katawhang Lumad (Kalumaran), a group of Mindanao indigenous peoples, holds the Aquino administration responsible for the death of Tentorio. The group said the priest had criticized the massive military operations in the community he served."
bakit ba ang afp ay nagsisilbing death squad ng mga nasyonalistikong maka.masang/makataong hindi dilaw ang utak? time to disband the afp and replace with one that is akin more to the katipunan
"Kalumaran pointed out that Tentorio’s death was preceded this year by the murder of Lumad Higaonon leader Datu Lapugotan and his nephew Solte San-ogan in Esperanza, Agusan del Sur, as well as the deaths of Jimmy Arion, Nicomedes de la Peña, Sr., Nicomedes de la Peña, Jr., and Ruben Gatong in San Fernando, Bukidnon. The group claimed that paramilitary groups formed and supported by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are responsible for these deaths. "
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