19th Infantry Battalion

Philippine Army unit The 19th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army (referred to as the 19IB PA, or simply the 19IB) is an organic unit of the 8th Infantry (Storm Troopers) Division.Charges Filed in Connection with the Death of Botanist Leonardo Co https://www.doj.gov.ph/news_article.html?newsid=161 live https://web.archive.org/web/20200922204715/https://www.doj.gov.ph/news_article.html?newsid=161 2020-09-22 2023-11-18 Department of Justice - Republic of the PhilippinesRoque Mylah Reyes 2012-12-11 CHR recommends charging soldiers in botanist killing https://verafiles.org/articles/chr-recommends-charging-soldiers-in-botanist-killing live https://web.archive.org/web/20231118071233/https://verafiles.org/articles/chr-recommends-charging-soldiers-in-botanist-killing 2023-11-18 2023-11-18 VERA Files en-US Headquarters The is currently stationed in the Eastern Visayas region,2018-03-27 The cost of counterinsurgency in Eastern Visayas https://www.bulatlat.com/2018/03/27/cost-counterinsurgency-eastern-visayas/ 2024-02-16 Bulatlat.com en-US with its headquarters in Catubig, Northern Samar.2023-02-27 8ID installs new battalion commander of 19IB https://www.leytesamardailynews.com/8id-installs-new-battalion-commander-of-19ib/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20230227233925/https://www.leytesamardailynews.com/8id-installs-new-battalion-commander-of-19ib/#google_vignette 2023-02-27 2024-03-18 Leyte Samar Daily News en-US Prior assignments 19IB had been assigned to the 10th Infantry Division in Arakan, Cotabato for a four year stint until 2020, and had been based in Kananga, Leyte under the 8th Infantry Division prior to its Cotabato assignment.Marticio Marie Tonette 2020-06-12 PH Army battalion returns to mother unit in Samar after 4-year Mindanao peacebuilding mission https://mb.com.ph/2020/06/12/ph-army-battalion-returns-to-mother-unit-in-samar-after-4-year-mindanao-peacebuilding-mission/ Manila Bulletin Notable incidents 1993 Disappearance of Robin and Diorito Trosing Amnesty International noted an incident on 31 May 1993 in which Palapag, Northern Samar farmers Robin and Diorito Trosing were taken for questioning by the 19IB and a local Citizen Armed Force Geographical Group (CAFGU) unit. Amnesty noted that many of the individuals in such cases are "presumed to have been killed in detention.Philippines: fear of "disappearance": Robin Trosing, Diorito Trosing https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa35/012/1993/en/ 2024-03-18 Amnesty International en 2007 labor leader arrest In May 2007, the 19IB was the unit which oversaw the high profile arrest of labor leader Vincent Borja, who was found innocent and released three years later in 2010.https://www.bulatlat.com/2010/10/14/labor-leader-freed-after-three-years-in-prison/ Labor Leader Found Innocent, Freed After 3 Years in Prison 14 October 2010 2010 Killing of Leonardo Co, Sofronio Cortez, and Julius Borromeo Killing of Leonard Co, Sofronio Cortez, and Julius Borromeo The 19th Infantry Battalion (19IB), which was under the command of 1Lt Ronald Odchimar at the time, became involved in a widely publicized incident on November 15, 2010, in which preeminentOng Perry S. Ingle N. June 2011 Remembering... A National Treasure: Leonard Co (1953-2010) https://www.academia.edu/1029135/A_National_Treasure_Leonard_Co_1953_2010_ Academia.edu Social Science Diliman 7 1 117–119 1655-1524 Philippines' top botanist killed in crossfire https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/11/17/10/philippines-top-botanist-killed-crossfire ABS CBN News and Public Affairs Filipino botanist Leonardo Co, a forest guard named Sofronio Cortez and a local farmer named Julius Borromeo, who were gathering endangered tree species seedlings in Kananga, Leyte, were killed in what the Army claimed to be "a crossfire with the New People’s Army".Acosta Ericson 12 April 2011 An overview of the human rights situation in Eastern Visayas https://ichrp.net/an-overview-of-the-human-rights-situation-in-eastern-visayas/Medenilla Vina 2022-08-11 Nearly 12 years after esteemed botanist's killing, justice remains out of reach https://mb.com.ph/2022/08/11/nearly-12-years-after-esteemed-botanists-killing-justice-remains-out-of-reach/ 2023-11-18 Manila Bulletin en Members of the army unit claimed that Co's group had been caught in the crossfire in a fight between their unit and the New People's Army,2010-12-08 Scientists: Army's bullets killed top Filipino botanist Leonard Co | News | GMA News Online http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/207819/news/nation/scientists-army-s-bullets-killed-top-filipino-botanist-leonard-co 2016-03-07 Gmanetwork.com2010-11-18 No crossfire when botanist Leonard Co was shot, witness says http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/206324/news/nation/no-crossfire-when-botanist-leonard-co-was-shot-witness-says 2016-03-07 Gmanetwork.com but this claim was challenged by numerous investigating groups, including the Philippine National Police2011-02-22 Police say military liable for botanist's death - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20110222-321531/Police-say-military-liable-for-botanists-death dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140714195323/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20110222-321531/Police-say-military-liable-for-botanists-death 2014-07-14 2014-06-15 Newsinfo.inquirer.net and the Philippines' Commission on Human Rights. 2016-03-03 Soldiers liable for death of botanist Leonard Co http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/12/18/12/soldiers-liable-death-botanist-leonard-co 2016-03-07 ABS-CBN News The Department of Justice eventually filed charges against the soldiers involved, and the case is currently in the courts, Charges Filed in Connection with the Death of Botanist Leonardo Co :: Department of Justice - Republic of the Philippines :: Tel: (+632) 523 8481, (+632) 523 6826 http://doj.gov.ph/news.html?title=Charges%20Filed%20in%20Connection%20with%20the%20Death%20of%20Botanist%20Leonardo%20Co&newsid=161 2014-06-15 Doj.gov.ph charging nine soldiers with reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide. The Co family's appeal to the DOJ to upgrade the charges to murder remains pending as of 2022.Cuyco Jan 2022-08-05 'Justice for Leonard Co': Fundraiser drive launched anew for slain renowned botanist https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2022/08/05/224277/justice-for-leonard-co-fundraiser-drive-slain-leonard-co/ 2025-11-15 Interaksyon en-US References Category:Battalions of the Philippines