Three of the four “holy warriors” of the Alimaong Tribe are held by the Carbon Police in Cebu City on Sept. 19, 2019. They are accused of extortion by Carbon Public Market vendors. But the suspects claim they are only asserting their right to their ‘ancestral land.’ | CDN Digital Photo /Delta Dyrecka Letigio
For the vendors of Freedom Park at Carbon Market, the four men – Kali Sirol, 41; Datu Elra Kidlat, 40; Kali Panther, 49; and Datu Apo RH Kabales, 48 – were nothing but alleged “extortionists” after these men tried to collect money from them supposedly as rental for vending and staying in their so-called ancestral land.
Kabales, who claims to be the “solicitor general” of the Alimaong tribe, insisted they were entitled to a lease payment for the land because their tribe owns the place since “prehistoric time.” “Amo nang katungod nga mangayog abang kay amo man ning yuta gikan pa sa mga katiguwangan. Naa man na sa among balaod nga giprotektahan sa RA 8371 ,” said Kabales.