25
June 2013
Today,
June 25, 2013, is the 24th commemoration of the infamous Digos
Massacre.
June
25, 1989, in a small village in Digos, Davao del Sur, 40 people,
including many children, were mercilessly shot down by the CPP-NPA
rebels led by Amado Payot alias Kumander Benzar while they were
attending a Sunday mass .
Two
of the victims, Ruben ayap UCCP pastor and his brother were beheaded.
The reason: the village heads refused to cooperate with the rebels.
The
CPP-NPA General Command later admitted responsibility for the brutal
killing and promised compensation to families of victims, which never
happened.
The
incident became known as the Digos Massacre ", has attracted
national attention at the time.
The
whole country was enraged by the carnage.
However,
none has taken the matter too seriously, except the government.
Even
the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP), later, in an
ironic twist, gravitated toward the left who have perpetrated the
murders of his flock. She even put the blame on the government.
Finally,
the incident slowly faded in memory of the people.
There
was no justice achieved.
