THE remains of the son of the late communist leader Jorge ‘Ka Oris’ Madlos, who was killed in an encounter with the military on September 3, were brought home by his relatives for burial in Surigao City.
Lt. Col. Anthony Bacus, commander of the Army 8th Infantry Batallion said Rito Madlos, the uncle of Vincent Isagani Madlos, fetched the remains at the Villanueva Funeral Parlor in Malaybalay City and brought them home on Thursday.
Vincent, 42, was killed along with his 28-year-old wife, Glory Vic Belandres, in Impasug-ong town, Bukidnon after an alleged encounter with the military on September 3. The military earlier identified Belandres as Angie Polandres Salinas.
Bacus said Belandres relatives — Joel Cuyugan accompanied by Datu Alexander Bucales, the Indigenous People Mandatory Representative (IPMR) of Lianga, brought the remains of Belandres to Diatagon, Surigao del Sur.
He said the local government of Impasug-ong paid for the bill including the expenses of bringing the remains of Belandres to her village in Diatagon.
Bacus said Vincent, on the other hand, was covered by a burial benefit plan of the Madlos family.
Rito Madlos said they would bury Vincent beside the grave of his father in the Surigao Memorial Park in Surigao City.
Ka Oris was killed in an alleged encounter with the military in the same town of Impasug-ong in October 2021.
Bacus said the young Vincent was no longer cremated, unlike his father who was allegedly found to be positive of the Covid-19.
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