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WORLD, Page 41World NotesTHE PHILIPPINESSlaughter in The Chapel
In the past two years the Philippine government has supported
scores of right-wing vigilante groups in their war against the
Communist guerrillas of the New People's Army. Among them are
Protestants in the tiny village of Rano in the southern
Philippines, most of whom belong to a paramilitary cult that
refused to pay "revolutionary taxes" to N.P.A. Last week, as
Sunday-morning services began, vengeful N.P.A. guerrillas sprayed
the chapel with 970 rounds from M-14s. At least 40 people were
killed, including eleven children and two pregnant women. The
rebels also stole the collection, about $32.
Brigadier General Mariano Baccay, the government's regional
commander, described the massacre as the "worst ever" perpetrated
by the N.P.A. against civilians. While it may have been a desperate
measure by the guerrillas, who have lost the military initiative
in the rural south, officials in Manila fear that the N.P.A. may
soon begin an assassination campaign in major Philippine cities.