{"id":192235,"date":"2018-12-03T04:26:59","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T09:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=192235"},"modified":"2018-12-03T04:29:36","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T09:29:36","slug":"reds-maneuvering-truth-on-ocampo-arrest-davnorte-guv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/12\/03\/reds-maneuvering-truth-on-ocampo-arrest-davnorte-guv\/","title":{"rendered":"Reds maneuvering truth on Ocampo arrest: DavNorte guv"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_192236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192236\" style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/anthony.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-192236\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/anthony.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/anthony.jpg 415w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/anthony-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-192236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cThe so-called \u2018right defenders\u2019 exploited the issue to demonize the government and raise funds for their benefit,\u201d he said. (PNA Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Davao del Norte Governor Anthony del Rosario on Monday said leftist organizations use indigenous people (IPs) \u201cto push their own agenda,\u201d and accused them of maneuvering the truth.<\/p>\n<p>This, after former Bayan Muna party-list lawmaker Satur Ocampo and his companions were charged Friday with kidnapping and human trafficking over the transport of minors in Davao del Norte.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, del Rosario denied Ocampo\u2019s allegations that a paramilitary group forcibly closed the Salugpongan Ta\u2019TanuIgkanogon Community Learning Center, Inc. (STTICLCI) in Dulyan, Palma Gil village, Talaingod, Davao del Norte.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe so-called \u2018right defenders\u2019 exploited the issue to demonize the government and raise funds for their benefit,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said it was the local government unit and tribal leaders who pushed for the closure after seeing Salugpongan schools being used as platforms by leftist groups for anti-government propaganda and armed struggle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot allow a few cunning individuals to mar our development momentum in the Lumad municipality,\u201d del Rosario said.<\/p>\n<p>Del Rosario called on the leftist groups to stop exploiting the Lumads and start working closely with the government instead.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The incident revealed how the age-old conflict between the government and those who seek to overthrow it took its toll on our innocent and disadvantaged IP brothers and sisters,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Time and again, we have proven that genuine pro-poor governance is the key to alleviating the lives of our Indigenous People,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Ocampo and 17 others, tagged as \u2018Talaingod 18\u2019, were arrested last Wednesday evening for violating Republic Act No. 10364 or the Expanded Anti-Trafficking of Persons Act of 2012 after allegedly holding 14 minors without parental consent and permit from the LGU.<\/p>\n<p>The leftist group, however, defended this move, saying it is part of a fact-finding mission on the Salugpongan schools\u2019 closure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0\u2013 Davao del Norte Governor Anthony del Rosario on Monday said leftist organizations use indigenous people (IPs) \u201cto push their &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":192236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1145,16,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-192235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headline","category-news","category-news-ph","mauthors-earl-jed-roque","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192235\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}