This story
was taken from Bulatlat, the Philippines's alternative weekly
newsmagazine (www.bulatlat.com).
Vol. VI, No. 21, July 5, 2006
Peasant Leader’s Kin Shot Dead in NE
BY The latest victim
of political killings is the nephew of a peasant leader in Nueva Ecija. John Gado, 28, married, was
shot dead at 9 p.m. last night inside his home in the peasant village of Yuson,
Guimba town, Nueva Ecija province (153 kms. north of Manila). Gado is the nephew of
Igmidio Facunla, secretary general of Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luson (AMGL
or Alliance of Peasants in Central Luzon). According to AMGL sources,
Facunla had complained of harassment from military who had been casing his
house in Manggang Marikit village, Guimba. Bulatlat © 2006 Bulatlat
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Posted 3:07 p.m. July 5, 2006