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Rev. Fr. Benjamin C. Inocencio, OMI

Fr. Benjamin C. Inocencio

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General Arolas St., Walled City, 7400 Jolo, Sulu Tel. (02) 412-2872 local ... Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Elino M. Isip, ... Fr. Benjamin C. Inocencio, OMI Assistant to the ..

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Jun 27, 2012 – 1— Mt. Carmel Cathedral Parish General Arolas St., Walled City, 7400Jolo, Sulu Tel. ... Parish Priest: Rev. ... Fr. Benjamin C. Inocencio, OMI ...

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List of Parishes of the Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo,

1— Mt. Carmel Cathedral Parish
General Arolas St., Walled City, 7400 Jolo, Sulu
Tel. (02) 412-2872 local 2164
Population (Catholics): 6,000
Titular: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (July 16)
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Elino M. Isip, OMI

a. Sacred Heart of Jesus Asturias Chapel
Titular: Sacred Heart of Jesus (June)

b. Carmelite Monastery Chapel
Titular: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (July 16)

2—Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish
7412 Siasi, Sulu
Population (Catholics): 549
Titular: Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (December 08)
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Prudencio O. Alviar, OMI

3—Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish
7500 Bongao, Tawi-Tawi
Population (Catholics): 3,000
Titular: Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (October 07)
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Amador M. Castillo, OMI

Mission Stations

1—Mission in Mapun
Population (Catholics): 1,455
Titular: Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (August 15)
Mission-In-Charge: Rev. Fr. Benjamin C. Inocencio, OMI
Assistant to the Mission: Bro. Bruno A. Torres, OMI

2—Sibutu Mission
Population (Catholics): 100
Titular: Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (August 15)
Mission-In-Charge: Rev. Fr. Romeo S. Saniel

3—Tabawan Mission
Population (Catholics): 50
Titular: Notre Dame (December 8)
Mission-In-Charge: Rev. Fr. Jesus Reynaldo A. Roda, OMI

4—Batu-Batu Mission
Population (Catholics): 150
Titular: Sto. NiƱo (January 17)
Mission-In-Charge: Bro. Mauricio L. Zuyco, OMI

5—Sitangkai (Halo-Sugbu) Mission
Population (Catholics): 200
Titular: St. Eugene de Mazenod (May 21)
Mission-In-Charge: Rev. Fr. Romeo S. Saniel, OMI




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2000/12/28, on the southern island of JOLO in the PHILIPPINES, + Father Benjamin Inocencio, 41, of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, was ambushed by a Muslim rebel. He was murdered by the Muslim rebels who shot him twice in the head.
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Superior General’sletter
RomeDecember 282000
Feast of the Innocent Martyrs
Dear Brother Oblates
Today we have lost oneof our confreres as a victim of violence. It appears to be an attackdirected against our very Oblate missiona mission to promote peaceon earthto make Jesus Christ visible where he is needed most. FatherBenjamin InocencioO.M.I.(43) was murdered at 10:05 a.m. localtime near the tomb of Bishop Benjamin de Jesusalso assassinated fouryears ago.
What is our reaction tosuch an event? I was shocked and sad when I first received the newsthis morning. In the name of all Oblates I immediately expressed ourcondolences to our Oblate missionaries in the Philippinesto BishopAngelito Lamponto the people in Jolo and to the relatives of FatherBenjie. Our worldwide corporate body stands united in solidarity withour brothers there who are daily tested in their work for justice andpeace.
We need to pray for themthat they do not lose courage. They continue to be afflicted in so manyways. The fourth anniversary of the violent death of Bishop Benjaminde Jesus is only five weeks away. As we ponder these eventswe needto pray for the agents of such violent deedsthat they too be deliveredfrom their bondage. One of them lost his life in the incident.
My second reaction evokesa biblical text: the “murderer from the beginning” (John 844)has again shown his teeth….
Oblates must be doingsomething very good that this happens to us. But how much further willthe persecution of evil still go? We have no other defense than thepower of the one who himself had to flee from Herod when the king murderedthe Holy Innocents. Our defender too fell victim to violenceand triumphedin the power of the Resurrection. He is Emmanuel - God with us.
Through Himmay we allbe strengthened in our Oblation and Missionand may Fr. Benjie Inocenciobe our advocate.
With greetings and wishesfor a blessed New Year
Fr. Wilhelm StecklingO.M.I
Superior General
Whowas Fr. Benjamin Inocencio?

He was born January 171958 in UgongPasigCityMetro Manila. Having obtained a college degree in accountingheworked in a bank prior to novitiate. He made his first vows at Tamontakain 1986and was ordained a priest in 1992 at the age of 34. After ordinationhe was parish priest at TimananSouth UpiMaguindanao for a year beforebeing assigned to Cagayan de MapunTawi-Tawione of the remote islandstations of the Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo. He spent eight years thereserving the Badjaosthe poorest among the poor in the southernmost partof the Philippinesbefore being appointed Chancellor of the Vicariatein June this year.
Bishop Angelito LAMPONVicar Apostolic of Jolowho has known Fr Inocencio for many yearsdescribes him as a very kind and open personeasy to get along with.“He would regularly meet the staff and pray with them in inter-religiousworship – because we have Muslims on our staff. They prayed together.He was very kind to people and they did not hesitate to approach himto talk. He was very transparentthe kind of person of whom you cansay ‘what you see is what you get’” said the bishop.
Others who knew Fr. Inocenciosay he was “a very quietmeditative person… a very kind andgentle person… quiet and simple.”
According to Bishop LamponFr. Inocencio was on his way to the market to buy items needed for theJolo Vicariate’s combined Christmas and Hari-Raya celebration tobe held the next day. A day before the incidentJolo celebrated Eid’lFitrmarking the end of fasting in the Islamic holy month of Ramadanand the end of a Vicariate sponsored seminar on the culture of peace.
Theknown facts
All the clergy in Jolohave received repeated death threats. Noralyn Mustafawriting for ThePhilippine Daily Inquirersays the military and the police seethis murder as one more sign of renewed activity by the extremist IslamicAbu Sayyaf groupwhich last April held hostage a group of foreignerson the Island of Jolo.
Jolo police chief MajorMohammad Noe Alamia says three men were involved in the shooting. Twoserved as lookouts during the shooting by the lone gunman identifiedas Ramil Amil. He was killed by pursuing soldierswhile the two suspectedlookouts escaped. According to the Daily InquirerAlamia saidthe suspects were members of “Jama-a”the urban arm of theAbu Sayyaf. He said the “Jama-a” continues to operate despitethe military operation against the Abu Sayyaf in the province.
In the ensuing gun battlebetween soldiers and the gunmen a bystander was killed and two otherswere wounded. According to Philippine ProvincialFr. Federico LABAGLAYFr. Inocencio’s driverJun Pamawho was also woundedhas regainedconsciousness.
Fr. Labaglaysaid thedeath of Fr Inocencio “is yet another sacrifice for us missionariesin the Vicariate of Jolo.” He noted the coincidences surroundingthe death of Fr Inocencio and Bishop Benjamin de Jesus three years ago.“Their names were Benjamin. While Bishop De Jesus was murderedon Feb. 41997 in front of the cathedralFather Benjie was killedat the back of the same church.” He added that Father Benjie wassurnamed Inocencio and was murdered on Dec. 28Holy Innocents Day.“May these sacrifices contribute to bringing about peace in Joloand Mindanao” Fr Labaglay told the Inquirer.
In a sign of solidaritySulu’s highestMuslim public officials came to offer their condolencesas did manyother Muslim brothers and sisters. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front(MILF) also condemned Father Inocencio’s killing. “We areone with peace-loving people who condemn the killing” MILF spokespersonEid Kabalu said in a telephone interview. “Those who killed himhave no conscience” he added.
The MILF is the biggestseparatist group currently fighting for Muslim autonomy in the South.The Abu Sayyaf is a small breakaway faction of this group and is moreextreme militarily and politically. (The Philippine Daily Inquirer)


On Dec 28, 2002 Rev. Benjamin Inocencio, parish priest of Jolo, was riding a jeep with his driver when an unidentified men fired at him pointblank, killing him on the spot and seriously wounding his driver Domingo Pamah.

Another notable murder victim was Fr. Rhoel Gallardo kidnapped lat March 20, 2002 at Tumahubong, Basilan who along with four others were murdered after being tortured on May, 2001. The priest's killers belong to the same extremist which are holding American missionary couple Martin and Grace Burnham kidnapped from Dos Palmas, Palawan last May 27, 2001.

Before the murder of Gallardo, the kidnappers also beheaded two teacher hostages, companions of the kidnapped priests on April 29, 2000.

To stress their demands for foreign negotiators to free the Dos Palmas Palawan hostage taken captive last May 27, 2001, the extremist beheaded two of their hostages; namely Sonny Daquer and Armando Bayona on June 3, 2001. Bayona is said to be a nephew of Radio Mindanao Network DXRZ manager Rey Bayonging, the radio station linked to the extremists.

And on June 12, 2001, Aldam Tillao alias Abu Sabaya announced the beheading of American hostage Guillermo Sobero as an "Independence Day gift" to the government.





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Reposted at "AFP news article" FEBRUARY 2002

February 18, 19 & 20, 2002, The Manila Times, Abu Sayyaf guerrillas behind numerous Mindanao murders, by Felino M. Santos / Philippine News Agency

ZAMBOANGA CITY - The extremist Abu Sayyaf based in Basilan and Sulu, has left a bloody trails of bombings, murder, rapes, extortion and kidnappings on the past 10 years.

A list compiled by the Combined Information Bureau (CIB) of the RP-US Balikatan shows some 90 incidents.

The CIB document and files from the Philippine New Agency (PNA) in Zamboanga shows the extremist group as the most brutal murderous and beastly gang to operate in Mindanao.

PNA-CIB files showed that for a period of over 10 years , the extremist group has been responsible for 18 bombing/grenade attacks, which left scores of people dead or crippled.

In about 20 incidents of murder or deliberate beheading of the victims, the files list some 60 victims.

About 50 kidnapping incidents are also in the list with the victims reaching nearly 200, some of the incidents never even made it to the military files.
Bombings

The extremist Abu Sayyaf first hit the scene by bombing the cultural (farewell) night of the floating bookship the M/V Doulos in Zamboanga in the first week of August 1991. Two foreign crew were killed.

Other previous incidents of violence had always been blamed on the Moro National Liberation Front. But shortly after the Doulos attack someone called up a radio station and acknowledged responsibility on behalf of the Abu Sayyaf, saying it was a punishment for the sale of the Christian books.

Three months later, three movie houses were bombed. Projector operator died. Again the Abu Sayyaf claimed responsibility, claiming the theaters were showing "obscene films."

On Aug 12, 1992, unidentified men exploded bombs or lobbed grenades at hundreds of people who were at the Fort Pilar Shrine in Zamboanga City, killing three children and injuring 39 others.
Grisly record

The other bombing incidents in the region include:

July 26, 1992 - Bombing of the old public market in Zamboanga City resulting in the wounding of several people.

Aug 13, 1992 - Bombing of the Mount Carmel Church in Jolo, Sulu that wounded one person.

July 31, 1993 - Bombing in Isabela, Basilan which resulted in the wounding of several persons.

Aug 1, 1993 - Bombings in Zamboanga City old public market that left 13 people injured.

May 25, 1996 - Bombing at Barangay Sengal, Lamitan. No casualty was reported.

April 11, 1998 - Bombing on Roxas St., Isabela, Basilan.

Jan 13, 1999 - Grenade explosion inside Gurrea Store in Maluso, Basilan. No one was injured.

Jan 24, 1999 - Grenade explosion which resulted to eight civilians while members of the Miracle Crusade were conducting prayer in Maluso, Basilan.

Sept 14, 1998-Bombing of the 2nd Floor of Southern Mindanao College, Pagadian City.

July 30, 2001 - Grenade throwing at the Mt Carmel Cathedral in Jolo, Sulu.

May 11, 1992 - Ferocious is an apt description for the Abu Sayyaf. The first cold-blooded murder claimed by the Abu Sayyaf was the killing of Italian priest Fr. Salvatorre Carzedda in Zamboanga City.

Sept 21, 1992 - At dawn; unidentified men lobbed a grenade inside the Religious Radio Station DXMS at Tugbungan, Zamboanga City, killing Pastor Greg Hapalla and two student friends of the reverend.

Dec 28, 2002 - Rev. Benjamin Inocencio, parish priest of Jolo, was riding a jeep with his driver when an unidentified men fired at him pointblank, killing him on the spot and seriously wounding his driver Domingo Pamah.

March 20, 2001, kidnapped - Another notable murder victim was Fr. Rhoel Gallardo kidnapped last year at Tumahubong, Basilan who along with four others were murdered after being tortured on May, 2001. The priest's killers belong to the same extremist which are holding American missionary couple Martin and Grace Burnham kidnapped from Dos Palmas, Palawan last May 27, 2001.

Before the murder of Gallardo, the kidnappers also beheaded two teacher hostages, companions of the kidnapped priests on April 29, 2000.

To stress their demands for foreign negotiators to free the Dos Palmas Palawan hostage taken captive last May 27, 2001, the extremist beheaded two of their hostages; namely Sonny Daquer and Armando Bayona on June 3, 2001. Bayona is said to be a nephew of Radio Mindanao Network DXRZ manager Rey Bayonging, the radio station linked to the extremists.

And on June 12, 2001, Aldam Tillao alias Abu Sabaya announced the beheading of American hostage Guillermo Sobero as an "Independence Day gift" to the government.

On June 22, 2001- They beheaded Golden Harvest hostages Primitivo Falcassantos and Crisanto Suelo.

The Abu Sayyaf, however, has raised kidnapping for ransom to a fine art, with a wide range of victims.

Feb 10, 1993- Luis Anthony Biel Sr., his grandson and a house boy in Isabela, Basilan.

March 18, 1993- Spanish priest Fr. Bernardo Blanco in Isabela, Basilan.

April 7, 1993- A certain Maing and an unidentified woman in Maluso, Basilan.

Aug 1, 1993 - Fourteen civilians in Isabela, Basilan.

Aug 5, 1993- Businessman Ricardo Tong in Zamboanga City.

Nov 14, 1993-Summer Institute of Linguistics Personnel Charles Walton in Pangataran, Sulu.

March 7, 1994- Five teachers in Basilan.

March 17, 1994- Carol Ong in Zamboanga City.

July 24, 1994- Father Clarence Bertelsmann, kidnapped after saying Mass at Camp Asturias Chapel, Sulu. Rescued hours later as kidnap group tried to shoot it out with MNLF at checkpoint at Sitio Bauno, Brgy Tagbag, Indanan,

Sept 14, 1994-National Irrigation employees, Rolando Rizon, Nicolas Antequina and Rebecca Dipay kidnapped in their bunkhouse at Piakan, Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte by the group of Jimlan Salvador. Rizon died a week later from diabetic complications. Antequina and Dipay were released in Curuan Island, Zamboanga City.

May 14, 1996- Bobong Matiaong and Jose Salvacion, farmers in Barangay Maggas, Lantawan, Basilan,kidnapped and executed

May 16, 1996- A certain Mrs Salvacion in Lantawan, Basilan.

Aug 15, 1996 - a grandson of Basilan Congressman Candu Muarip.

July 6, 1997 - Kidnapping/killing of Raquel Calipis, her daughter and Jerry Rodrigo at Brgy Banker, Kabasalan, Zamboanga del sur.

July 9, 1997- Floriano Bucoy Jr. at Peninsula Hotel, Pagadian City.

Aug 10, 1997- Kidnapping of Malina Saha at Brgy Badja, Tipo-Tipo, Basilan.

Aug 26, 1997- Pong Heronimo, employee of SPDA at Panigaya, Isabela, Basilan.

Sept 9, 1997-
Robert Beush, general manager of the Mar Fishing Tuna Canning Factory in Caragasan, Zamboanga City.

Nov 13, 1997- Efifania Sotito, Max Sotito and Sano, Jiji Patris, Jong Jong Patris, at Upper Maluso, Basilan.

Nov 14, 1997- Barangay Captain Arsenio Anradis Caong at Igat Island, Margosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur.

March 22, 1998- Cpl Jonarie Magtiza MP while riding Tamaraw passenger jeep in Bilaan, Talipao, Sulu.

April 17, 1998- Romeo Buenbrazo, Avelino Bucon and Mario Pioquinto in Barangay Tubigan, Maluso, Basilan.

Sept 7, 1998- Raymond Chua, in Barangay Diki, Malamawi, Isabela, Basilan.

Sept 28, 1998- Michael Diaz in Sta Cruz, Kabasalan, Zamboanga del Sur.

Nov 12, 1998- Noemi Sangkula, a teacher in Lower Banas Elementary school in Basilan.

March 21, 1999- Luis Toh in Margosatubig, Zamboanga del sur.

June 19, 1999- Leiven dela Marche and journalist Eric Bracke who were on the way to a picnic at the Santa Cruz Island, Zamboanga City.

Aug 31, 1999- Wilmary Furigay in Lamitan, Basilan.

Sept 30, 1999- Modesto Natividad in Manixahan, Zamboanga City.

Feb 15, 2000- Andy Amante, bookkeeper of Phil Federacion for Natural Family Planning by the group of Galib Andang.

March 9, 2000- Two teachers at Islamiya Elementary School in Cabahay, Zamboanga City.

March 20, 2000- Fr Roel Gallardo, teachers and students at Tumahubong Claret High School and Sinangcapan National High School in Tuburan, Basilan Province.

April 24, 2000- Twenty one foreigners at Sipadan Beach Resort, Sabah, Malaysia by the group of Andang, Susukan, Janjalani and Sabaya.

July 1, 2000- Andreas Lorenz, a German correspondent for DER Spiegel Magazine, at Kasalamatan Village, Jolo, Sulu.

July 1, 2000- Thirteen (13) Jesus Miracle Crusade (JMC) religious led by Evangelist Wilde Almeda at Indanan, Sulu.

July 10, 2000-Two French journalist connected with French TV

July 24, 2000-ABS-CBN correspondent Maan Cuenca and Val Cuenca

Aug 1, 2000-
Samuel Ramillano, Reynante dela Cruz and Nelson Habiba were abducted by the ASG at Sitio Buhangin, Barangay Darayan, Patikul, Sulu.

Aug 31, 2000- Jeffrey Schilling.

Sept 10, 2000- Three (3) unidentified persons at Pasil Diving Resort, Pandanan Island, Sempurnah, Malaysia.

Feb 21, 2001- Norhaina Daud- daughter of Mayor Mayor Tapul Danny Daud.

April 24, 2001- Nuhon Undali from Jolo, Sulu.

May 27, 2001- Three Americans and 17 Filipinos at Dos Palmas Island resort, Puerto Princesa, Palawan.

June 2, 2001- Four Hospital employees at Dr. Jose Maria Torres in Lamitan, Basilan.

June 11, 2001- Abduction of 50 persons at Golden Harvest Plantation in Tairan, Lantawan, Basilan.

June 13, 2001- attack of the municipal hall of Lantawan, Basilan.

Aug 2, 2001- Thirty two villagers of Sitio Baguniao, Barangays Balobo, Lamitan, Basilan, Province. Of the 32 victims, 10 males were hacked to death and a female victim confessed she was raped in front of her four-year-old daughter, by her abductors.

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