The Burgos family yesterday tagged elements of the Army 56th Infantry Battalion based in Bulacan as suspects in the disappearance of Jonas Joseph Burgos who was abducted by armed men in a restaurant at the Ever Gotesco mall in Quezon City on April 28.
“All indications point to the 56th IB as the culprit,” said JL Burgos, a younger brother of the missing peasant advocate.
The 56th IB is under Col. Noel Clement.
Burgos said his family wants the battalion commander to say who took Jonas and what has happened to him since he was taken.
“We have already talked to Gen. Delfin Bangit, chief of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and asked him to find Jonas,” JL said.
JL said Bangit will now be in a position to undertake a thorough investigation to determine the perpetrators of the abduction, with information from the Department of Environment on Natural Resources about the vehicle used in the abduction.
Regidor de Leon, DENR executive director for Central Luzon, said Tuesday that a vehicle with license plate TAB 194 was impounded at the 56th IB headquarters after figuring in an anti-illegal logging operation in June last year.
The operation in Norzagaray and Angat was conducted by a joint team from the DENR and the Army.
He said that as far as the DENR knows, the vehicle is still impounded.
But De Leon said the vehicle was a locally made XLT jeep. Witnesses who reported the license plate have said the suspects used a maroon Toyota Revo. Earlier reports said records of the Land Transportation Office showed the plate was registered to an Isuzu AUV.
De Leon said he has not received any feedback from the team he sent to coordinate with Clement.
JL said since his brother disappeared, nothing much has been heard from investigators and police and military officers.
“There has been no ransom demand and no additional text messages from his cell phone since then,” JL said.
Armed Forces chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. directed the Provost Marshal General to investigate Burgos’ disappearance.
A team of investigators from the Army’s Provost Marshall General started investigations last week.
Esperon said that in June last year, “a locally assembled truck” was impounded for carrying illegally cut logs.
“The usual practice is that the DENR will allow us to have that kept inside camp and so the truck was put at the back of the 56th IB. The plate number, how it came about, that is one of the primary focuses of this investigation,” he said.
He said the battalion was out of Bulacan from November last year to March this year for training. The vehicle was left in the camp. Investigators will determine if the license plate was taken while the soldiers were away.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said that as far as the AFP is concerned, the vehicle remains impounded at the 56th IB camp, although it no longer has an engine and a license plate.
He said this could be the reason the military is being blamed for the abduction.
He said the license plate could have been stolen and attached to the vehicle used by Jonas’ abductors.
Ermita said as a personal friend of the Burgoses, he, too, is concerned about Jonas. He said he was a friend of Joe Burgos.
Militants tagged as “damning evidence” the information from the DENR.
Anakpawis party list Rep. Rafael Mariano said “no amount of lies can absolve the Philippine Army and its 56th Infantry Battalion from their criminal responsibility.”
Mariano, also chairman of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, said evidence directly points to the military and “no amount of lies and cover up can clear the Army on this.”
Jonas was active in holding agricultural training seminars for members of the Alyansa ng mga Magbubukid ng Bulacan, a local chapter of KMP. to military commanders in the field to surface Jonas,” he said. – Victor Reyes, Reinir Padua and Jocelyn Montemayor
Inquirer’s account: License plate seen in Burgos kidnap traced to seized vehicle
Ermita said that the license plate could have stolen and attached to the vehicle used by Jonas abductors.I thought Ermita was a good Military General during his time.Who is an idiotic and lunatic person that will steal a license plate in a military headquarter?That license plate is not worth a centavo in the junk shop.Ermita, Sherlock Holmes has written a lot of Mystery books regarding detective novels,you can buy them along Recto.
Puede ba patigilin na itong si Ermitang pampagulo lang. Gosh, inefficiency and incompetence ng mga ungas buking na buking denial pa rin ng denial. Iyang bobong iyan kung wala rin lang alam e puede ba huwag nang makisawsaw kasi parang nakakaloko.
Kahit anong sabihin nila, malinaw na gawa ng AFP ang pagkidnap kay JayJay. Ilabas na rin nila ang mga bungo ng dalawang UP students na nagre-research doon na pinagbintangan nilang terorista. Golly, puede ba mag-aral muna sila ng pagpupulis na tama at hindi yong kung sinu-sino ang pinapatay nila sa kabobohan nila! Sila itong mga tulisan na naglalakihan pa ang mga sahod!
Hopefully, lahat nang mga nakapaligid kay Pandak ngayon ay kasama nilang mag-asawa na makukulong balang araw. Dapat nga sa mga iyan bitayin para mabawasan na ang mga walanghiya at kurakot sa Pilipinas!
Ilabas na si JayJay!
Tapusin na ang laban,martsa araw-araw kung kinakailangan.Kailan kikilos ang bayan?Pag naubos na nilang abductkin ang lahat ng mga lider.Aba! mga Manong,Manang,Nene at Totoy wala na tayong kinabukasan.
Dapat parusahan ang lahat ng mga tumatanggi o nagdi-deny na wala silang kinalaman sa pagdukot kay Jonas.
Papaano?
Mawalan na sana sila ng mga boses habang nagsisinungaling bilang kaparusahan!
Iyan ang aking panalangin.
Kung ang biktima ay hindi nila kakampi, they have all kinds of denials and alibis. At diyan experto ang mga Kampon ni Blinky, kc mana nga sa boss nila! Well-trained talaga, sa kasinungalingan!
Bumabalik tuloy madalas sa isip ko, na kung nag-alsa lang ang mga tao doon sa height ng Hello Garci time, di wala na sana ang mga diablong ito sa Malakanyang! Kaya, partly to be blaimed din ang mga tao sa lukewarm reception nila noon, di ba?
Nabasa ko nga sa Tribune ba’yon kanina, paano raw ang gagawin ng Opposition kung mandaya na naman ang TU ngayong eleksiyon? (which is to be expected) Ang reaksiyon ba ay tulad na naman noong 2004? Magaling lang magyakitiyakitiyak at walang may maglakas-loob na lumaban? Magandang pag-iisipan ang tanong na ito ,di ba? Hahayaan pa kaya ng mga Pinoy ang ganitong scenario? Hintayin natin ang kalalabasan ng botohan!
It is obvious na nagsisinungaling na naman ang mga militaring men-of-horror. They made a big blunder at nabuko sila dahil sa plate number. Sa dami ng nakaparadang sasakyan sa kalye eh sino ba naman sira ulo ang magnanakaw ng plaka sa loob ng army headquarters eh alam naman natin kung gaano ka-trigger happy ang mga sundalong pulpol na iyan. KAILANGANG TIGPASIN NA ANG MGA CORRUPT AT BERDUGONG MILITAR!!!!
REBOLUSYON LANG ANG PAG-ASA PARA SA PAGBABAGO!!!
After the election, we will be convinced that OUR DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES HAS ALREADY COLLAPSED AND THEREFORE NEED DRASTIC REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE!!!
The license plate TAB 194 is a staring point for further investigation. I don’t know how efficient the PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group is conducting a follow-up investigation. They may need pampadulas o pangasolina to keep them moving. Why the US Embassy in Manila sent American forensic experts in Julia Campbell murder case? Most likely they don’t trust the local police. What physical evidence? General Ermita should watch TV series CIS Miami/New York. Science is normally used to support other forms of evidence. Circumstantial evidence can be and often is much more powerful than direct evidence. The 56th IB battalion commander Col. Noel Clement has lots of explaining to do with the abduction of Jonas Burgos.
Ang mga mata ni Ermita ay mukhang lumuluwa na sa sobrang denial at kasingalingan! Matapang silang magsabing ilabas ang ebidensiya or go to court kaagad. If one goes to court even with evidences, it takes forever at financially down na ang accuser before he’ll ever hear of the outcome. Sometimes, namatay na yung complainant sa kahihintay wala pa ring nangyari!
Kaya tama lang na …patay kon patay!
Elvira;
Tama talaga iyan.Patay na kung Patay! Sino ang aasahan ng taong bayan?Iyang mga Tongressman na iyan at mga Senatong.
Magbabago rin ng mga kulay iyan pag nakakita ng mga milyones.
Instead of denying and practically absolving the army of the abduction case, Ermita should have promised the family of jajyjay to solve the crime immediately.
In an investigation, there are 3 basic elements to be considered to determine the culprits:
1. Motive
2. capability
3. opportunity
only one group has satisfied the above-mentioned elements: the govt.
The military are taking the citizenry to be fools, they are a sham an utter disgrace. Even the church leaders have taken leave of their senses by endorsing a governor as senator who has been openly dubbed as a criminal in America! Seems everyone is earning from this election.
It’s time for the people to openly withdraw their support from this lying, corrupt government and voice this withdrawal at every given opportunity.
The result of the crooked election is a forgone conclusion – isn’t it! or do we believe in fairies (small supernatural creatures) and her enchanted kingdom?
Come on everybody – it’s time to GISING! if its a revolution they want then let it be.
Lt Col Noel Clement was the chief intelligence officer of Gen Bangit in PSG.
Announcement:
56 IB (under Ltcol Clement) and 7ID (under Gen Gomez) have new spokespersons: Ermita and Esperon!
Ducky Parades Malaya: said
When can we ever get back to having a military that serves the nation and not some political leader or political party? The way that things look, our military may never get back to what is right and how things should be. Its current crop of leaders may have destroyed it forever unless this country undergoes another upheaval that will install a military that the leadership will respect and which will have some pride in itself.
COMMENT: upheaval is a polite way of saying revolution but even he knows its the only way to sort out the administration plus the military leaders need sorted out and removed also. Then, as Ducky Parades says ‘get back to what is right and how things should be’. Maybe he’s returned from his golf trip to her enchanted kingdom at last – welcome back!
Elvie: Matapang silang magsabing ilabas ang ebidensiya or go to court kaagad.
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Iyan ang sinabi ni Alston. Sabi niya he went to the Philippines at the end of February. Natapos ang Melo Commission investigation supposedly noong January. Sabi niya supposedly tapos na rin ang report nila, pero nang dumating daw siya walang mai-present sa kaniya ang mga kumag, and how they tried in fact to prevent him from coming to the Philippines despite his UN status.
So, he made his own investigations with the help of concerned NGOs. Ang binigay daw sa kaniya palusot ay hindi pa gawa ang report, and then when he presented an unsigned report that was given to him, saka daw naglabas kuno ng report ang bogus government at AFP na walang ginawa kundi mamintang na ang mga extrajudicial killings ay gawa ng mga NPA, etc. na halata namang AFP ang may gawa kahit na sabihin nilang may awayan sa grupo ng mga kaliwa, etc. lalo daw nang i-challenge niya ang ability ng pulis agency sa Pilipinas ng paglutas ng mga problemang ito ng extrajudicial killing.
Halatang-halata ang attempt ng AFP daw na i-whitewash ang mga kawalanghiyaan nila sa utos ng isang kriminal na bogus president.
Walang sinabi ang mga pulis-pulisan ng Pilipinas. Ang tatamad ng mga imbestigador, magaling lang mag-imbento ng mga pekeng ebidensiya. This I have observed in fact, and compared with the police in Japan, talagang walang sinabi.
Napapanganga ang mga kaibigan kong pulis dito pag sinabi ko ang tungkol sa ginagawa nila doon sa pini-frame up nila. Binabaril pa para hindi na makapagreklamo at tapos ang kaso lalo na kung involved ang mga pulis sa krimen. Pwe!
Puede ba ibalik na iyong dating Manila’s Finest. At least, kahit na marami na ring tong-tong noon pa, may belesa naman di hamak ang mga pulis noon lalo na noong Mayor ng Maynila si Arsenio Lacson. Walang ibubuga si Atienzang sipsip kay Lacson sa totoo lang. Isa pang switik iyan. Bakit ba binoboto pa ng mga tao iyan?
this is the same people that snatched the group of up student cadapan and company,this people of col clement is the one responsible of all the extra judicial killings in region two,they also engaged in robberies such as bank heist,cattle rustling,caranaping,kidnaping and other crimes!!and some are not even soldiers but criminals being used as assets and being given legal id`s of the afp and pnp!this monster must be stopped! they are being protected by nsa gonzales and doj gonsales!!this group has the blessings of GMA and pet project of ermita,esperon,ebdane and dilg puno!!unite now or it will be to late for us filipinos!!this people are so drunk with power that they will not stop in killing innocent filipinos just to stay in power!! God bless the philippines!!
Buking na buking na ayaw pang umamin ang mga ungas. Unfortunately, sino ang huhuli sa mga iyan e sila iyong mga pulis na dapat na humuli sa mga kriminal. Parang sinabin ninyo sa mga ungas, “Hulihin ninyo ang sarili ninyo!”
I hope this will give the new batch of Senators to revoke the law that puts the police under the military and make a new one that will create a Police Commission (a Public Safety Commission) that will have jurisdiction over a National Police Agency that will have control of all local police departments that will thence be created.
Gosh, back to zero na naman ang labas, but it’s OK if it means better law and order! Iyan ang isang dapat unahin ni Sonny if he gets through the election even with the massive cheating!
Panawagan!
Cause oriented groups… all under the umbrella of BAYAN, Catholic organization, media, workers union, etc.. lets get our heads together let’s march NOW!
Organize..! organize..! masarap mag martsa!
Tilamsik,
Over in Tokyo, it is May 22nd. So please call on your friends in Japan to join us on this day. Tell them to get to the AI homepage for information.
Calling all Japayukis.. join po tayo sa martsa May 22. Magbilad po ng konti sa araw lalong gaganda ang kutis ninyo ipakita kay Gloria na hindi niya kayo puwedeng bolahin. Sayang ang lapad nyo kinukurakot ni Mike.
March now beauties!!
Sorry, Tilamsik, wala nang Japayuki dito. Nagdagsaan na sa Pusan at Seoul. Doon na sila binubugaw ni Pandak!
Hindi pa nakakapasok dito ang mga pekeng caregiver at lalong mahirap ang mga nurse gawa nang mahigpit sa pagbibigay ng lisensiya. Kaya nga pupunta dito si Pandak para ipilit ang pagbubugaw niya. Iyan ang isa sa dahilan ng demonstration namin.
Mga asawa ng hapon marami at saka mga scholar. Sila ang niyayaya namin.
At saka hindi araw ang demonstration, gabi!
he he he heh. tilamsik, mali!
So, ano ang ginagawa ng mga awtoridad? Oppps, hindi nga pala sila pwedeng gumalaw dahil boldyak si Blinky Tianak dito!
Si Quisumbing ng HRC, nagkukunwaring duling din e tinukoy na ng pamilya Burgos ang may kagagawan!
It’s okay, seriously speaking masarap talaga ang mag martsa lalo na kung nasa puso mo ang iyong ipinaglalaban. I remember the grand march, when Ninoy died, the “Lakbayan” (Lakbay ng Bayan) a march from North and from South for one week at nag meet ang two groups sa Qurino grandstand, nagyakapan sila late Don Chino Roces, late Soc Rodrigo, Butch Aquino, Amado Gat Insiong, etc., napakasaya ng mga marchers.
Masarap ang feeling while on the road, vilagers will offer drinking water and mirienda, ang sarap talaga. Sana maulit muli. Tara!!! martsa tayo!