Conrado Balweg

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Conrado Balweg
BornDecember 29, 1942
Paul VI
Congregations served
Society of the Divine Word
Military career
Nickname(s)Ka Ambo
Allegiance
Cordillera People’s Liberation Army

(1986–1999)
UnitLumbaya Company (NPA)

Conrado Balweg (December 29, 1942 – December 31, 1999) was a former

nom-de-guerre Ka Ambo.[2]

Career

Balweg, a member of the

hydroelectric dam in the Cordilleras. In the early 1980s, the Armed Forces of the Philippines had tagged Balweg as its most-wanted man with a bounty of ₱200,000.[3] As an NPA member, he was part of the Lumbaya Company.[2]

Balweg formed the

Bauko, Mountain Province on September 13, 1986. The agreement between the two sides was called the 1986 Mount Data Peace Accord.[4][5]

Death

Members of the Chadli Molintas Cordillera Region Command of the

Revolutionary Movement".[3]

Another NPA member, Procorpio Tauro also known as "Pyro" and "Ka Lito", was found by the Philippine police to be directly responsible for killing Balweg. Tauro, along with Balweg's brother and other NPA members were present when the killing occurred.[6]

Personal life

Balweg was married to Corazon Cortel. Upon Balweg's death in 1999, Cortel became the Chief of Staff of the CPLA. Cortel died at Camp Upi in

Gamu, Isabela on March 10, 2008, leaving behind five children.[7]

Jordan, one of Balweg's children, was a CPLA member who was integrated into the Philippine Army in 2012.[8]

In popular culture

Balweg's turn from a priest to a communist rebel was depicted in the 1987 film Balweg, directed by Anthony "Butch" Perez and starring Phillip Salvador as Balweg and Rio Locsin as his wife Azon.

References

  1. ^ a b Alcantara, Nathan (January 2, 2000). "'Balweg knew he was going to die''" Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. 12.(Link) Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Bahatan, Fernando Jr. (April 24, 2009). "Cordillera Autonomy: Looking Around and Farther Back". National Economic and Development Authority - Cordillera Administrative Region. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Priest Turned Rebel killed by Communist Guerrillas Led by Brother". UCA News. January 6, 2000. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  4. ^ Virgilio M Gaje (February 1, 2012). "[PIA News] CPLA commemorates Mount Data peace accord". Archives.pia.gov.ph. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "Historical Background of Cordillera's Pursuit for Regional Development and Autonomy". Cordillera.gov.ph. March 1, 1991. Archived from the original on July 17, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  6. ^ "Balweg's real killer identified". The Philippine Star. January 7, 2000. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  7. ^ "Widow of former rebel priest Conrado Balweg dies". GMA News. March 10, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  8. ^ Visaya, Villamor Jr. (December 31, 2012). "Rebel priest's son now an Army soldier". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Inquirer Northern Luzon. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
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