TALLY OF ASSASSINATIONS, DISAPPEARANCE, AND OTHER FORMS OF STATE TERRORISM AGAINST POLITICAL ACTIVISTS, JANUARY - MARCH 2005 VICTOR CONCEPCION, 68 years old. Murdered March 17 in Mexico, Pampanga. Secretary General of Aguman da reng Maglalautang Capampangan (a peasant association in Pampanga province) and Municipal Coordinator of Anakpawis partylist in (area). HENRY FLORES, March 16. JOEL T. REYES. Murdered morning of March 16 in Bgy. Calero, Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte. Reyes drives a tricycle for a living and is a local organizer for Anakpawis partylist. Atty. FELIDITO C. DACUT, 51 years old. Murdered March 14 in Tacloban City, Leyte Province. At the time of his murder, Atty Dacut was the Eastern Visayas Regional Coordinator of Bayan Muna Partylist, a member of the Board of Directors of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, and a 'pro-bono' human rights lawyer. Fr. WILLIAM TADENA, Murdered March 13 in Barangay Guevarra, La Paz, Tarlac Province, on his way home from officiating a mass. Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) priest, Chairperson of the Social Concern & Human Rights Committee of the IFI Diocese of Tarlac, member of Promotion of Church People's Response - Tarlac Provincial Chapter (PCPR-Tarlac),  defender of human rights, and supported the striking workers and farmworkers of Hacienda Luisita. ERNESTO BANG. Murdered in the evening of March 10, in front of his house in Brgy Malangkaw Basud, Labo, Camarines Norte Province. A farmer, Bang was the Provincial Information Officer of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas in Camarines Norte and an active member of the Anakpawis partylist in the province when he was murdered. ROMEO SANCHEZ, 39 years old. Murdered March 9 in Baguio City by suspected elements of the RPA-ABB, paramilitary arm of the 50th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army based in Bgy Guimod Norte, San Juan, Ilocos Sur Province. Radio broadcaster for AM station DZNL in San Fernando, La Union Province, and Regional Coordinator for Bayan Muna partylist in Ilocos region. ABELARDO LADERA, 45 years old. Murdered March 3 in Barangay Paraiso, Tarlac City. Tarlac City Councilor, leader of Tarlac Provincial Chapter of Bayan Muna partylist, and supported the striking workers of Hacienda Luisita. ARNULFO VILLANUEVA. Murdered February 28 along the highway of Naic, Cavite Province. Columnist for Asian Star Express Balita, a community newspaper in Cavite. ROMEO PINAR LINDA PINAR, peasant couple murdered by elements of the 16th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army, under the command of a certain Lt. Escandor, February 28, in Bgy Ligang, San Luis, Mamburao, Mindoro Occidental. The death squad desecrated the couple's bodies before leaving them to rot. RODEL PELAYO, 30 years old JOEY ABRAHAM, 28 years old. Murdered February 20 while they were travelling on the road between Brgy Culo and Brgy Saging, in Balanga, Bataan Province, by suspected elements of the 24th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army. Both Pelayo and Abraham are active members of the Central Luzon Aeta Association when they were murdered. RENATO ESPINO, 35 years old. Murdered morning of February 18 in the vicinity of Lakeshore, Mexico, Pampanga Province, by unidentified armed men. RODRIGO LAMPA, 40 years old. Murdered morning of February 16, by four ski-masked men in Brgy Lambac, Guagua, Pampanga Province. Lampa was an active member of a local peasant association and a tricycle drivers' association when he was murdered. CHRISPIN AMAZONA, 40 years old. Disappeared February 14 in La Paz, Tarlac. He was found dead February 16 in Barangay Amucao, Tarlac City, Tarlac Province; his hands were tied, his chest and head bore bullet wounds, and his body was wrapped in a black plastic bag bearing his name and the words 'Hacienda Luisita'. A resident of Barangay Umiray in Dingalan, Aurora Province, Amazona was the Municipal Coordinator of the Anakpawis partylist in Dingalan, and supported the striking workers of Hacienda Luisita. PARILLA BULANE, 41 years old. FRANKLIN BULANE, 32 years old PROMENCIO BULANE, 22 years old. The three men were massacred early morning of February 8 in Sitio Latil, Brgy Kolonsabak, Matanao, Davao del Sur Province, by elements of the B Company, 25th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army, under the direct command of 1st Lt Allan Tesoro. The 25th IBPA is under the command of Lt Col Cesar Idio. ABE SUNGIT, 44 years old. Murdered morning of February 5 in Bgy Malcampo, Roxas. Member of Karapatan RONNIE ALMOETE, 38 years old. Murdered February 5 in Quezon Province. Member of Bayan Muna. TAL PADIWAN SIDANG PADIWAN ALDASIR PADIWAN, 13 years old. SALIP FAISAL SALIM. The family was massacred early morning of February 1 in their own home in Sitio Kapuk Punggul, Brgy Baunuice, Maimbung, Sulu Province, by still-unidentified elements and units of the AFP. Their massacre sparked retaliatory attacks from elements of the Moro National Liberation Front, and gave the Arroyo government an excuse to deploy at least eleven battalions of armed troops (at least 3,500 soldiers) in the Sulu archipelago. FELINO BRIONES, 59 years old. ALLAN BATAN, 20 years old. JAIME FITERO, 20 years old. The three men were killed 25 January, in Sitio Abot, Brgy Bantog, Victoria, Tarlac City, by elements of the B Company, 60th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army, under the direct command of Lt Rene Geroy. Briones was reportedly summarily executed, while Batan and Fitero were killed by indiscriminate gunfire. DELMA LAZONA, 47 years old. PEDRO LAZONA, 28 years old. Murdered January 22 in Brgy Labney, San Jose, Tarlac Province by still-unidentified armed men. The younger Lazona is an active member of the local chapter of Anakpawis partylist. PABLITO IGNACIO, 44 years old. Murdered late evening of January 11, by four ski-masked men in his own home in Brgy Kasalat, San Ildefonso, Bulacan Province. Elements of the 56th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army are the main suspects in the killing. Ignacio was an active member of Anakpawis partylist when he was murdered. NOEL GARCIA, 40 years old, and his two-year old son, were murdered by elements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), in Bgy. Seran, Guagua, Pampanga Province. CHARLITO MORALES TORREMUCHA was murdered in Sitio Sto Nino, Bgy Quiot, Cebu City. DANILO MACAPAGAL, 53 years old. Abducted by armed men on March 3 in Nueva Ecija province and has not been seen since. Former Provincial Secretary General of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, Nueva Ecija. ESTEBAN PASTOR, 53 years old. Abducted late afternoon of February 11, in Sitio Hacienda, Brgy Nonong, San Luis, Aurora Province, by two armed men identified to be elements of the 48th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army. Pastor drove a tricycle for a living, and was an active member of the local chapter of Bayan Muna partylist before he disappeared.   RICHARD CULLADO. Abducted January 28 in Barangay Bantug, Victoria, Tarlac Province. Resident of Nueva Ecija Province.   ROGER VIRAY, 42 years old. SERGIO VIRAY, 32 years old. Abducted sometime February 17 in Barangay Sapang Kawayan, Masantol, Pampanga Province, by suspected elements of B Company, 56th Infantry Battalion and elements of the 7th IB, Philippine Army. The Virays are active members of Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) in Bulacan Province. Atty CHARLES JULOYA, 42 years old. Survived an assassination attempt by a lone gunman, March 22, while crossing the national highway in the vicinity of Brgy San Benito Sur, Aringay, La Union Province. Atty Juloya suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the abdomen and his legs. He is a former Municipal Councilor of Aringay, an active member of Bayan Muna partylist in La Union Province, and a staunch defender of human rights. Before he was attacked, Atty Juloya was on his way to attend the wake of Romeo Sanchez, the Ilocos Regional Coordinator of Bayan Muna who was himself murdered in Baguio City on March 9. Atty. ROMEO T. CAPULONG, 70 years old. Survived a murder attempt in the early hours of March 8, in the province of Nueva Ecija. United Nations judge ad litem, Chief Legal Consultant of the Negotiating Panel of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), prominent human rights lawyer, and supported the striking workers and farmworkers of Hacienda Luisita.   MER DIZON, illegally arrested on March 7 and illegally detained in Zambales provincial jail, perpetrated by elements of the 24th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army. Provincial Chairperson of Anakpawis partylist in Zambales province. LEONILA MANALO NANCY ELLE AILEEN RAMOS MIRALYN GAMBA, harrassment and illegal arrest on March 1 in Sampaloc, Quezon Province. Members of Gabriela Women's Party   Fr. ALLAN CAPARRO AILEEN CAPARRO, survived assassination on February 18. Fr. Allan Caparro is a priest of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente. KARAPATAN (Alliance for the Advancement of People's Rights) has recorded more than 100 cases of human rights violations affecting 23,252 individual victims in 91 communities, covering the period January to March 15, 2005. 24mar 2005, 1830hours