SUSPECTED ELEMENTS of the 88th IB strafed a house where Elita Manlapid, 59, and her family were staying on the night of June 16. Manlapid was the chairperson of the San Fernando Kasama-Bukidnon chapter in 2013.

She has been repeatedly pressured to “surrender” as a member of the New Peo­ple’s Army in 2016 and 2019. The 88th IB also summoned her to their headquarters in Maramag. The residents in the area have been experiencing violence and threats by an AFP-organized paramilitary group. Kasama-Bu­kid­non has been leading the fight to defend the Pantaron range and stop mining companies from destroying the Lumad’s ancenstral land.