Jose Zurita

Jose Zurita was born on 16 May 1951 in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines to Juan Pablo Zurita and Martha Toledo.
In 1969, he joined the Mexican Army during the Dirty War against EZLN. He was stationed in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. 
In 1974, when his batallion was surrounded, he was forced to flee. Instead of fleeing North, he fled East. 15 kilometers later, he and his friend Jorge Pajapita found themselves in Guatemala and were captured by Guatemalan Army forces and were taken to San Marcos, Department of San Marcos. He was released in 1976 and continued fighting in Chiapas. He was completely anti-communist.
In 1978, he moved to Buguey, Cagayan, Philippines where in 1979, he met Teresita Sanchez who he married in 1981. His wife gave birth to his son, German Zurita, in 1981 and Enrique Zurita in 1984.
He died of natural causes on 10 December 2016 in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.