From ABS-CBN (Sep 28): RPA-ABB member killed in Iloilo
A member of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPA-ABB) was killed in an ambush in the vicinity of Barangay Bad-As, San Joaquin, Iloilo and the towns of Sibalom and Hamtic in Antique Thursday morning. The fatality was identified as Alfredo Sidlao Jr. alias “Kumander Onyok”...Authorities said Sidlao, along with other RPA-ABB members, were patrolling in the area when at least 15 rebels under the Southern Front Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army opened fire at them.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/09/28/12/rpa-abb-member-killed-iloilo
The RPA-ABB is an armed force that broke away from the CPP/NPA in the 1990s following the ideological split that took place within the CPP. There is no love lost between the RPA-ABB and NPA units. Clashes between the two groups are not uncommon.
ReplyDeleteSee also Philippine News Agency (Sep 28): Extremist rebels shot dead former comrade, wounded 2 others in Antique
ReplyDeleteArmed men believed to be members of the extremist New People’s Army (NPA) shot dead a former comrade and wounded two others in Barangay Valentin Grasparil, Sibalom, Antique... It was learned that extremist NPA rebels and the RPA-ABB were at odds after the latter group parted ways and sided with the military in pursuit of the elusive peace.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=458297