Monday, September 29, 2008

Militants point to ISAFP for Balao's disappearance

THE Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) is pointing to the Intelligence Service Unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (Isafp) as behind the disappearance of one of its members, James Balao.

The CPA based this allegation on Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) dossier, which classified Balao as a ranking official of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) who heads the "education bureau" of the group.

Balao, a founding member of the CPA, was reported missing since September 17. As of this writing Thursday, Balao has not surfaced.

CPA chairperson Beverly Longid said her group has reason to believe the AFP is behind Balao's disappearance because prior to this, he reported someone has been tailing him from his residence to anywhere he went. **By Rimaliza OpiƱa, Sunstar Baguio Read more..