The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Indigenous Communities (IP) welcomed the conviction given by the Tagum Regional Trial Court against Alliance of Concerned Teachers Partylist Representative France Castro, Former Bayan Muna Partylist Representative Satur Ocampo, and 11 others for child abuse case.
AFP Spokesperson Col. Francel Padilla mentioned that this move granted IPs with the justice they deserve and it will also serve as lesson for anyone with the leftist mentality.
Philippine Army also expressed the same sentiments with the AFP over the guilty verdict against all of the accused individuals.
Over 500 IP members and supporters held a rally to call for continued healing from the suffering caused by the Communist Party of the Philippines to their respective tribes.
The case emerged from the 2018 incident in Talaingod, Davao del Norte where 14 Lumad minors were seen transported. The minors are also student of Salugpungan Ta Tanu Ingkanogan Community Learning Center Inc.
