Missing PAMALAKAYA-ANAKPAWIS member fisherman found dead
SAN FERNANDO -- A member of the fisherfolk alliance PAMALAKAYA , Napleon Bautista, affiliated with the Kilusang Magbubukid gn Pilipinas (KMP) who was allegedly abducted by Army soldiers from the 7th Division on August 31 was found dead on Thursday in Bulacan, a report here said.
The body of Napoleon Bautista was recovered in Barangay Pungo, Calumpit, a town several kilometers from Hagonoy where he was seized together with his wife, Ofelia.
His body bore marks of torture, a report from the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) in Bulacan said.
Ofelia, who was freed after she was severely beaten by their captors, suspects the military to be behind her husband’s killing, Bayan said.
The husband and wife, who work as fishpond caretakers in Barangay San Roque in Hagonoy, were members of the Samahang Bantay Palaisdaan, a local chapter of the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas.
Both were also members of the party list Anakpawis. More than 745 persons have been killed since Arroyo assumed presidency since 2001.
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