Mayor Dano's 2 military intelligence escorts issue apology

**GPH Mayor Dano’s two military intelligence escorts issue apology**

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Southern Mindanao

5 October 2011

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines - Southern Mindanaoreleased today

the audio messages of Cpl. Alrey Desamparado and Pfc.Alan Saban, military intelligence

operatives and escorts of LingigMayor Henry Dano of the GPH (aka government of the

Republic of thePhilippines).

The two, detained along with Mayor Dano by the New People’s Army-Southern Mindanao,

issued an apology directed to the masses,revolutionary movement, and the NPA in relation

to theircounter-revolutionary intelligence operations. The two also pledged toquit from AFP

military service and return to civilian life should theybe released from NPA custody.

Following is a transcript:download audio file

"Ako po si Alan P. Saban, 8464 Infantry Philippine Army, 6thID-Philippine Army. Naassign

po ako sa unit ng 75th IB, 6th ID,Infantry Philippine Army. Inaamin ko na myembro ako ng

Battallion S2ng 75th IB at aktibo sa gawaing paniktik laban sa rebolusyonaryongkilusan at

anti-insurgency na kampanya ng AFP. Isa akong SIGENT ng75th Infantry Battalion, S2 naka-

assign dati sa Maramag, hanggang sadumating kami ng Surigao del Sur. Nang dumating kami

ng Surigao delSur, doon kami na-assign kay Mayor Henry Dano na bilang isang mayor ngLingig,

Surigao del Sur. Nag-establish kami ng mga asset paramagmonitor sa area ng Lingig at kung

ano pa yung mga activities ng mgaintel work.

Ngayon, taos puso akong humihingi ng tawad sa demokratikong gobyernosa katawhan, Bagong

Hukbong Bayan at sa masa. Nangako ako na hindi naako sasali sa anumang gawain ng paniktik

laban sa rebolusyonaryongkilusan sa ilalim ng AFP, PNP at sa lahat ng ahensya ng armadong

pwersa ng Government of the Philippines at pinapangako ko rin namatigil ako bilang isang sundalo.

Kung ano man yung mga activities ngAFP, hindi na ako sasali. Humihingi ako ng kapatawaran sa

inyo na sanamakalaya kami sa lalong madaling panahon dahil gusto na namin makitaang aming

pamilya lalo na ang aking mga anak, asawa, mama, aking mgakapatid, buong pamilya ko. ‘Yun

lang po salamat."

download audio file

"Ako si Cpl. Alrey V. Desamparado, 832272, Infantry Philippine Army ng75th Infantry Marauder

Battallion, 6th ID- Philippine Army. Natalagabilang isang Battallion S2. Nadakip noong August 6,

2011 saMunicipality of Lingig, Surigao del Sur.

Ang pagkadakip sa amin ay ok naman at saka ‘yong pagtrato bilangprisoners of war, ok na man

at saka sa mga imbestigasyon sa amin, oknaman, binigyan naman kami ng pre-trial. Sinabi

naman naming lahatkung ano yung nalalaman namin bilang isang sundalo. At saka sa mga

imbestigasyon, yung proseso, yung mga nalalaman namin sinasabi namannamin at patas naman

yung laban.

Inaamin ko ang lahat ng aking kasalanan bilang isang intel operative.Itinilaga, nilagay

kami kay Mayor para dagdag sa aming kaalaman o pag-eespiya sa rebolusyonaryong kalihukan,

pagrerekrut ng mga sibilyanassets. Binigyan kami ng listahan ng mga myembro ng GF 20, para

maneutralize ang any insurgency na kampanya ng Armed Forces of thePhilippines. Inaamin ko

na ang mga nagawa kong kasalanan gaya ngpag-iespiya laban sa New People's Army at humingi

ako ng tawad sa mgamasa at mga kasalanan ng pagrekrut ng mga sibilyan assets, sapagtalaga

sa amin bilang VIP security kay mayor. Aside sa vip,binigyan pa kami ng ibang task bilang intel

operative at angpakikipagsabwatan kay Umali laban sa GF 20, at yung bigay sa amin nalimang

listahan ng mga tao na myembro ng GF 20.

Humihingi po ako ng tawad sa mga masa, sa Bagong Hukbong Bayan, at sarebolusyonaryong

gobyerno, sa aking mga nagawang kasalanan.Pinapangako ko po, na hindi na po ako sasali, sa

ano mang kampanya ngAFP, katulad ng counter-insurgency laban sa New People's Army. At

pinapangako ko rin po na hinding-hindi na po ako magseserbisyo kungmakakalabas na po ako dito.

Yun lang po at maraming salamat."

[English transcript:]"I am Alan P. Saban, 8464 Infantry Philippine Army, 6th Id, PhilippineArmy.

I was assigned to the 75th IB unit of the 6th ID, InfantryPhilippine Army. I admit to being a member

of the Battallion S2 of the75th IB and I was active in intelligence work targeting therevolutionary

movement and in the anti-insurgency campaign of the AFP.I am SIGENT (signal intelligence)

member of the 75th InfantryBattallion, S2, assigned formerly in Maramag town, until I wastransferred

to Surigao del Sur, where I was tasked to be an escort toMayor Henry Dano, mayor of Lingig,

Surigao del Sur. We tapped assetsto monitor the area of Lingig and to do other intelligence activities.

Now, I humbly ask for forgiveness to the People’s DemocraticGovernment, New People’s Army

and to the masses. I promise not tojoin in any intelligence activities against the revolutionary movement

under the AFP, PNP and other agencies of the armed forces of theGovernment of the Philippines. I also

vow to quit being a soldier. Iwill not join in whatever activities of the AFP. I ask for yourforgiveness so

that we will soon be released. We wish to see ourfamily, especially my children, my wife, my mother,

my siblings. Thankyou."

"I am Cpl. Alrey V. Desamparado, 832272, Infantry Philippine Army ng75th Infantry Marauder Battallion,

6th ID, Philippine Army. I wasassigned as a Battallion S2. I was arrested last August 6, 2011 inLingig,

Surigao del Sur. The arrest was ok, and as prisoners of war,we were treated well. The investigation that

we underwent was alright.We were subjected to a pre-trial. We gave whatever information we had,being

active soldiers. The investigation, the process, it was a fairtrial.

I admit to the offenses that I committed being an intelligenceoperative. I was assigned to the mayor to

extract additionalinformation or to spy on the revolutionary movement, to recruitcivilian assets. We

were given lists of members of GF (Guerilla Front)20, to neutralize the insurgency, the campaign of the

Armed Forces ofthe Philippines. I admit to the misdeeds like spying against the NewPeople’s Army,

and I ask for the forgiveness of the masses, in myoffenses involving the recruitment of civilian assets,

as I pursued mytask being a VIP security to the Mayor. Aside from being assigned tothe mayor, I was

also assigned as intel operative to connive withUmali against GF 20, including the five lists containing

members ofthe GF 20 that were given to us.

I apologize to the masses, to the New People’s Army, to therevolutionary government, for my offenses.

I promise that I will neverjoin in any campaign of the AFP, like the counter-insurgency campaignagainst

the New People’s Army. I also promise to resign from serviceshould I be given the chance to be released

from custody. Thank you."(Sgd.) Rubi del MundoSpokespersonNDFP-SMR