NPA rebels kill 79
By Fernando M. Cariaso
People’s Journal – www.journal.com.ph
Monday, December 28, 2009
NEW People’s Army rebels in Davao executed a total of 79 people from January 3 to December 17, military records showed.
In a statement, the Armed Forces said a record of incidents involving the NPA death squads and admitted by the local NPA hierarchy shows 48 civilians, 15 soldiers, 12 Cafgu and four policemen were killed by communist rebels.
”The list also shows the months of February, May and July as the most deadly having nine victims each, while March and October both have eight fatalities. The months of April and November list six dead each while June and August both register five killed. The less deadly months include September, December and January with four, three and two victims respectively,” the statement said.
Included in the list were 18 government troops who were unarmed when killed by the terrorists.
The Mindanao Indigenous Peoples Conference for Peace and Development claims that 357 lumads were killed by NPA terrorists from 1998-2008.
One of the victims was Datu Leling Anresan, former general manager of the Monkayo Ancestral Domain Management Office and a deputized environment and natural resources officer who was shot to death by suspected NPA gunmen.
He was allegedly warned by the NPA to stop confiscating illegal logs from individuals who had secured the blessing of the NPA.
His relative, Datu Pascual, also a Denro, was killed by the NPA after exposing the rebels’ extortion activities and protection of illegal loggers in 2007.
AFP scores against Western Visayas NPA
By Perla G. Lena
Manila Bulletin – www,bm.com.ph
Monday, December 28, 2009
ILOILO CITY (PNA) – The intensified anti-insurgency campaign waged by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against insurgents has gained ground with the AFP’s accomplishments including the apprehension of armed rebels and the discovery of their camps.
The year kicked off with the capture of five New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in southern Negros Occidental, specifically in Himamaylan on February 4.
The 11th Infantry Battalion under Lt. Col. Franco Nemesio Gacal captured rebels Reneboy Joreno, Junior Moreno, Ronilo Balismo, Ritchelyn Lozano and Bidok Bilando.
The successful operation was followed by the capture of two top-rank NPA rebels in Bacolod City on February 21 identified as Rogelio Danoso alias Haron and Ka Gildo, allegedly the Secretary of the Northern Negros Front Commitee, Kilusang Rehiyon-Negros (KR-N) and his companion, Roberto Espinosa alias Ka Berto and Ka Demar, squad leader of Squad 1, Platoon 1, Kilusang Larangan Northern Negros (KLNN), KR-N.
They were arrested by virtue of an arrest warrant for arson by combined operatives of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) Intelligence Branch/Special Operations Group (SOG) and the 303rd Brigade of the Philippine Army led by Police Superintendent Rosauro Francisco Jr. in Barangay Bata, Bacolod City.
Meanwhile, the Army's 47th Infantry Battalion captured eight members of the New People’s Army (NPA) from Teams 1 and 2 of Limbaong Platoon, Central Front Committee, Kilusang Rehiyon-Panay (KR-P) on September 27 inside a house in Barangay Banban Pequeno, Calinog, Iloilo.
The NPA members were identified as Carl Teodosio, alias Amy who is the political officer of Limbaong Platoon; John David, alias Jojo; Rodney Catamin, alias JM; Berard Gicalao, alias Art; Joemer Begayo, alias Mark; Dennis Dote, alias Sam; James Latombo, alias Sonny; and Jojie Belo, alias Glen.
Their capture was complemented by the discovery of an explosive laboratory by the NPA in Igbaras, Iloilo on September 28.
Lt. Col. George Joel Lalaquil, Commander of the 82nd Infantry “Bantaylaya” Battalion (82IB), said the Igbaras rebel camp was established as the KR-P’s Explosive Laboratory in Panay before the government forces disrupted their operations and confiscated their equipment after its capture.
The camp yielded a stockpile of landmines, high-powered ammunition and assorted items including prohibited marijuana dried leaves and other illegal drugs.
After almost two months, on November 5, two sisters who were NPA cadres surrendered to the military in Negros Occidental. Emma Calderon, 36 years old, and sister Joan, both residents of Barangay Pula, Kanlaon City, Negros Occidental surrendered to the 303rd Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army based in Murcia, Negros Occidental because of hardships that they experienced while holed up in the mountains for many years.
The series of accomplishments yielded one .38 caliber revolver; two .45 caliber pistols; three M16; one M14; assorted live ammunition and magazines; five homemade shotguns; two rifle grenade; one hand grenade; one fragmentation grenade; anti-personnel mine; one unit ICOM hand-held radio, an NPA flag and subversive documents.
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