Baguio Dads condemn Kalinga youth killings 05-12-18

BAGUIO CITY (Dec. 14) — The Baguio City Council expressed strong support to the appeal of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Kalinga for action from the Philippine National Police (PNP), Human Rights Commission and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) authorities in the city over the brutal killings of Kalinga youths here.

Said appeal was forwarded to Councilor Jose Mencio Molintas, chair of the Council Committee on Human Rights, Justice, Public Protection and Safety, Peace and Order through Resolution No. 2005-188 of the SP of Kalinga.

The Kalinga resolution stated that various incidents of brutal killings and inhuman mutilations of Kalinga youths in the city were reported from 2004 up to the present year.

According to the resolution, Wesley Dinulong, 20, student and a worker at Camp John Hay was reported missing on August 15 this year. He was found dead at a funeral parlor in Agoo, La Union on August 21 with gunshot wounds on the head and multiple stab wounds on his body.

Earlier, in June 2004, Martin Bulakit, 26 and Franklin Gac-oy, 20 and a dentistry student were reported missing here on June 15, 2004. Their bodies were found separately along the Marcos Highway near Pugo, La Union and in a bushy area near Rosario, La Union on June 21 and 23 respectively. The two victims, both Kalinga natives, were decapitated with their heads missing including their arms, legs and penises.

On the same period in 2004, three boys from Sumadel, Kalinga, who were also students in the city went missing after police allegedly seized them, the resolution stated.

A separate incident of summary killing of another student from Mountain Province was also reported. He was found without a head, legs and arms at the same place where Dinulong’s body was found, the Kalinga resolution mentioned.

Furthermore, said resolution affirmed that sympathizers expressed concern on the plight of relatives whose children are studying and working here, considering the unprecedented circumstances of summary killings. They also claimed that the incidents show an apparent culture of discrimination and prejudice against Kalingas in the city. # Florence L. Batawang/UP Intern for NORDIS

	NORDIS WEEKLY December 18, 2005
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Baguio Dads condemn Kalinga youth killings
BAGUIO CITY (Dec. 14) — The Baguio City Council expressed strong support to the appeal of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Kalinga for action from the Philippine National Police (PNP), Human Rights Commission and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) authorities in the city over the brutal killings of Kalinga youths here. Said appeal was forwarded to Councilor Jose Mencio Molintas, chair of the Council Committee on Human Rights, Justice, Public Protection and Safety, Peace and Order through Resolution No. 2005-188 of the SP of Kalinga. The Kalinga resolution stated that various incidents of brutal killings and inhuman mutilations of Kalinga youths in the city were reported from 2004 up to the present year. According to the resolution, Wesley Dinulong, 20, student and a worker at Camp John Hay was reported missing on August 15 this year. He was found dead at a funeral parlor in Agoo, La Union on August 21 with gunshot wounds on the head and multiple stab wounds on his body. Earlier, in June 2004, Martin Bulakit, 26 and Franklin Gac-oy, 20 and a dentistry student were reported missing here on June 15, 2004. Their bodies were found separately along the Marcos Highway near Pugo, La Union and in a bushy area near Rosario, La Union on June 21 and 23 respectively. The two victims, both Kalinga natives, were decapitated with their heads missing including their arms, legs and penises. On the same period in 2004, three boys from Sumadel, Kalinga, who were also students in the city went missing after police allegedly seized them, the resolution stated. A separate incident of summary killing of another student from Mountain Province was also reported. He was found without a head, legs and arms at the same place where Dinulong’s body was found, the Kalinga resolution mentioned. Furthermore, said resolution affirmed that sympathizers expressed concern on the plight of relatives whose children are studying and working here, considering the unprecedented circumstances of summary killings. They also claimed that the incidents show an apparent culture of discrimination and prejudice against Kalingas in the city. # Florence L. Batawang/UP Intern for NORDIS
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