Last Seen:

March 6, 2006

Bulacan
Rogelio Concepcion, a labor leader of the Solid Development Workers Association (SDCWA), was believed to be abducted by elements of the 24th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army.  Rogelio Conception is the officer-in-charge of the Solid Development Corporation Workers Association (SDCWA), a labor union in Barangay (Village) Mataas na Parang, San Ildefonso, Bulacan. His wife Marissa is extremely worried that he has not returned home. Marissa reportedly spotted a van with suspicious movement parked near their house on the afternoon of March 6. The van stayed until late that evening. Concepcion's family and coworkers believed that the military could be responsible for his disappearance. The elements of the 24th IB fall under the 7th Infantry Division (ID) headed by Maj/Gen. Jovito Palparan.  Prior to the incident, it is reported that in November 2005, elements of the 24th IB entered the factory of the Solid Development Corporation, a thread manufacturing company, and conducted a "military census" among the workers.   As for now, the military is still stationed within the Solid Development Compound.  Concepcion and his colleague, Ador, were reportedly being spied on by the military. Their house is reportedly being watched. Vasalio, a labor organization, reported that Vasalio was being hunted by the military over suspicions that he could be a member of a rebel group.  Concepcion had been deeply involved with their union's struggle. In May 2005 the union of SDWA staged a strike because of the management's (DOLE) decision declaring their union as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent.  Concepcion's disappearance is yet another instance of harassment and intimidation allegedly perpetrated by elements of the 24th Infantry Battalion (IB) of the Philippine Army.  Until now, his whereabouts are still unknown.

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