9.07.2009

Father Cecilio Lucero Murdered in San Jose

Something horrible happened in Northern Samar over the weekend. Father Cecilio Lucero was murdered on Sunday. Father Cecilio Lucero is the parish priest of Catubig, Northern Samar. Police reports said that Father Cecilio Lucero was on board his Toyota van, when he was attacked in Barangay Layuhan, San Jose town, at around 8:30 a.m. of Sept. 6, by around 30 unidentified armed men. A jeepney full of passengers plying the Allen-Catarman route almost got caught in the ambush, they were just 50 meters from Father Cecilio Lucero's vehicle. Father Cecilio Lucero reportedly just came from a wedding. His two companions, identified as PO2 Eugene Canaler and Isidro Miras, a civilian, were hit by bullets in different parts of the body and are being treated at a hospital in the province.

The murder of Father Cecilio Lucero is said to be the first in the 400 year-old history of Catholicism in Northern Samar. Father Cecilio Lucero is active in human rights advocacy and is the chairman of the human rights and justice committee of the Catarman diocese.

Father Cecilio Lucero is also a brother of Northern Samar Vice Governor, Atty. Boy Lucero and former 2nd District Representative Wilmar Lucero. Father Cecilio Lucero is 48 years old. His body will be interred on Sept. 14, exactly 22 years since his ordination as a priest. As of press time, his body is lying in state in St. Roche Church in San Roque, Northern Samar.

There is now confusion amongst the residents of the entire province as it was plunged into darkness, a brownout started early morning of Monday, Sept. 7 and is still ongoing as of this time, 8 PM. The national TV evening news of the major networks failed to mention the murder in their newscasts.

2 comments:

  1. Ang pagkamatay ni Fr. Cecilio Lucero ay nagbigay kulay sa relasyon ng bawat isang Samarenos upang makita ang kaniyang hinanakit sa taumbayan, mahirap o mayaman ay ngayon ang sempatiya sa kanya. Ano pa't nagkaganito ang buhay ng tao? Sadya bang ibuhos kung kinakailangan? Magkaisa at talikuran ang hidwaan. Alisin ang mga makamundong hangarin at iwaksi ang masasamang adhikain. Tayo ay isinilang na walang masamang pagtitinginan ngunit napapasama lamang sa mga dikta ng ibang tao na ito'y hindi sadyang paniwalaan. Magkaroon ng sariling accountability at tingnan ang buhay na hindi kanais-nais. Magbago, hanggat sa supling ng sandali ay ganito nalang ba?

    Karumaldumal man ang kaniyang pagkamatay, sa tingin ng bayan ay mayroon siyang konting ipinaglalaban na sumusunod lamang.

    Mga taga Samar didi ha Saudi Arabia ay nakikiramay kay Father Cecilio Lucero sa kaniyang pagkamatay. Hangad naming lahat na makarating ng masagana sa ikalawang buhay. Paalam Father Cecilio. Nawa'y dumaloy sa isipan ng mga mahihirap na kabataan ang awiting "You Raised Me Up" sa bug-os ha Norte san Samar.

    Panahon na para magbago, talikuran ang alitan at isulong sa sambayanang Pilipino na tayo ay nag-iisang lahi, ang dugong bughaw na nananalantay ang pagkaka-isa. Huwag matakot sa tao bagkos matakot sa Dakilang Lumikha. Hanggang sa muli Fr. Cecilio, paalam. Mabuhay ang mga Nortehanon!

    ReplyDelete
  2. i know where is jerry espera now a.k.a tiyok or mark tonog..

    ReplyDelete