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| Southeast Asia |
| Iâm hit, bleeding badly... take care of my kids... |
| 2003-10-08 |
| Followup on the Philippines Abu Sayyaf escape and police killings. THE families of the two policemen killed in a failed jailbreak in Camp Crame recalled phone conversations with the victims after they were shot by an escaping Abu Sayyaf inmate. âItay may tama ako at malakas ang pag-agas ng dugo ko, kayo na po ang bahala sa mag-iina ko Tagalog, Translation: [Father, Iâm hit and bleeding badly. Please take care of my family].â These were the last words that Police Officer 2 Arvin Garces, 32, told his father, 68-year-old Rogelio Garces. Rogelio said he didnât realize his son was in critical condition because he was speaking in a clear voice. The father, who was tending his store in Cabanatuan City, told his son over the phone to hang on and not give up. He then closed his store and followed the news on the radio. Rhodora Garces, Arvinâs wife, said she received a text message from her husband that morning and afterwards received a phone call from him. âHe told me how much he really loves me and our kids and he said that he was dying,â Rhodora said, tearfully recounting her husbandâs last words to her that Tuesday morning. Not a nice thing to hear. Albert Garcia, father of Police Officer 2 Alastaire Garcia, 32, said his son might have lived had he not tried to save Garces, who was already wounded at the time. Garcia was able to help other wounded police, but was shot by Buyungan Bungkak, a detained member of the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group who was trying to escape, when he returned to save Garces. Hero. Both Garcia and Garces left three children. A third officer, Senior Police Officer 1 Frumencio Lafuente, was also killed in the escape attempt. The Philippine National Police has assured the victimâs families that they would receive financial benefits. Director Jose Lalisan of the PNP Directorate for Personnel Records and Management said that each family would receive P179,000 About $2,450 USD in benefits, including P50,000 about $1,000 USD from the PNP chief and 50 percent of their base pay for one year. Hmm... some benefits. Bungkak killed the three policemen during a three-hour hostage crisis in Camp Crame on Tuesday. He was killed after he was cornered in a comfort room (Bathroom) by Special Weapons and Tactics and Special Action Force troops. |
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