SENSELESS. Boy Maca Astudillo, 47, a member of the Manobo tribe, was gunned down by New People's Army rebels in Sitio Inadan, Barangay Magroyong in San Miguel, Surigao del Sur on Saturday (Oct. 9, 2021). Tribe leaders condemned the killing even as October is Indigenous Peoples Month. (Photo courtesy of Rico Hayahay Maca Facebook) BUTUAN CITY - The communist New People's Army (NPA), even on Indigenous People (IP) month, continues the annihilation of tribesmen who do not support its causes. Such was the case of Boy Maca Astudillo, 47, a member of the Manobo tribe and a resident of Sitio Inadan, Barangay Magroyong in San Miguel, Surigao del Sur. Astudillo was with his11-year-old son when killed by NPA insurgents on Saturday. "We value much the celebration of IP month this year. But these irrational rebels disturb our tribes amidst this commemoration as they terrorize our communities and kill our helpless civilians," Datu Rico Maca, the IP Mandatory Representative of San