OZAMIZ CITY—This time around, police
members of the City PNP Office uncovered suspected human bones in an alleged
Parojinog mass grave in Brgy. Capucao C, a hinterland village which is 3
kilometers west from the city proper.
This information was obtained yesterday,
Aug. 7, by The Philippine Preview, which quoted police as saying they have dug
up bones, clothing, and personal items in the alleged mass grave in a hole measuring
15 feet deep.
Informants have tipped police about
the location of the alleged mass grave where the enemies of the Parojinog
family were buried under huge trees about 300 meters away from the barangay
road.
Police Chief Insp. Jovie Espenido
said the items will be sent to forensics experts for investigation, and will be
used for case build-up against the “Martilyo gang” and the Parojinogs.
According to the PNP, the mass
grave was allegedly used by members of the "Martilyo gang," which has
been linked to the Parojinogs.
The excavation team discovered
clothes of four suspected dead bodies in the site along with personal
belongings and a rope.
This week, city police said they will
excavate all alleged mass grave used by the Parojinogs as burial site for their
alleged business and political opponents.
Their first shot in Cogon only revealed
sacks of animal bones and garbage but Espenido said he will not give up for he believed
that the mass graves in Ozamiz really existed.
Espenido added they planned to excavate
the demolished old house of the mayor in Bagakay, rumored as another mass grave
and an old hideout of the members of the Parojinog syndicate.
As this developed, a source told
The Philippine Preview the suspected bones might have been rebels buried during
the Kuratong Baleleng days of the late Octavio “Ongkoy” Parojinog Sr., which organized
by the military to go after the communist New People’s Army in Mindanao in
1986. (MICHAEL MEDINA)