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Absalon family rejected NPA apology, compensation offer: AFP
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People's Army (NPA) took responsibility for the deaths of Kieth Absalon and his cousin Nolven in a landmine incident in Masbate.
They cited "errors of an NPA unit" as the cause and expressed willingness to provide "any form of indemnification" to the Absalon family.
However, the Absalon family has rejected the CPP-NPA's apology and compensation offer.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) stated that the CPP-NPA is complicit in the planning and directing of the attack.
AFP spokesperson Marine Maj. Gen. Edgard Arevalo expressed doubt regarding the CPP-NPA's sincerity, noting past instances of similar crimes with unfulfilled promises of compensation.
The Department of National Defense (DND) had previously stated that the use of landmines is a standard procedure for the CPP-NPA, aimed at causing death and damage.
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) condemned the act, emphasizing that the use of anti-personnel landmines violates International Humanitarian Law.
Pursuit and law enforcement operations are ongoing against the perpetrators.
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PNP chief Police General Guillermo Eleazar has criticized the CPP-NPA for their failure to surrender the perpetrators of a landmine attack in Masbate that resulted in the deaths of Kieth Absalon and his cousin.
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The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) urged the New People's Army (NPA) to identify and surrender the individuals responsible for the landmine blast in Masbate that resulted in the deaths of two cousins.
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The Joint Task Force-Bicolandia (JTF-Bicolandia) has called on the New People's Army (NPA) to surrender the individuals responsible for the landmine attack that killed college football player Kieth Absalon and his relative in Masbate City.
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The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) has strongly condemned the use of anti-personnel landmines by the New People's Army (NPA) following the deaths of football player Keith Absalon and his cousin Nolven.
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Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez stated that the Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People's Army must hold accountable those responsible for the anti-personnel mine blast that killed Kieth Absalon and his cousin.
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