English - Balay Mindanaw

LUMADNONG PAGKINABUHI NGADTO SA KALINAWhis meeting with a certain Col. Rosseti. In that meeting, TatayMalindahay, together with some other datus, requested Col.Rosseti to stop their operation in Hinandayan, Mimbahandi,Malahuni and Salaysayon because the people living there werenot armed, they were civilians. But Col. Rosseti responded thatthese people are masa (NPA supporters) and they sheltered theNPAs in the area. Finally Col. Rosseti asked Tatay Malindahayif he could guarantee that these people would not side withthe NPA or would no longer shelter or accommodate theNPAs, the military would stop its operation. Thereafter, withthe prodding of Tatay Malindahay, Kalasi and his band madea peace pact with the military.Armed CultDuring the dumalongdong in Kiudto, Hagpa, Impasug-ong,Bukidnon in the 1990s attended by the datus from MisamisOriental, the Agusan provinces and Bukidnon, the datus inthe form of dasang requested the assistance of those presentbecause Mintapod has been occupied by an armed groupwhose members are mostly followers of Iglesia ni Kristo. Itwas a cult composed of around 500, including women andchildren. It was Amba Palasambag who made the requestrepeatedly. Because there was no one who responded to thisrequest, Tatay Malindahay went to the center and said that hewould try.The following morning, Tatay Malindahay went straightto then Mayor Lugod of Gingoog and asked for his advice.Mayor Lugod gave his support but reminded him to becareful. Mayor Lugod has requested the assistance of a pastornamed Renerio Dadulo of the United Church of Christ in thePhilippines (UCCP) to accompany Tatay Malindahay.The armed group had allegedly killed three datus who wentto speak to them. Tatay Malindahay said that this happenedsometime in 1985. He said he was also scared because of these82