‘Rebels kill informant’

From the Visayan Daily Star (Jan 19): ‘Rebels kill informant’

A civilian suspected to be a military informant was shot dead in Barangay Riverside, Isabela, Negros Occidental, by two alleged members of the New People’s Army, Wednesday, the day after the ceasefire ended.

Capt. Ariel Quirog, 11th Infantry Battalion Civil Military Operations officer, yesterday said the victim, Dennis Belando de la Paz, was shot by the two rebels, who were armed with an M-16 assault rifle and .45 caliber pistol, at his residence in the place on Wednesday. He succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds.

Quirog said the NPA got angry with civilians who tipped the Army about the presence of a rebel camp in Barangay San Agustin, Isabela, that led to an encounter and its seizure on Dec. 13, 2012. The killing of de la Paz, 28, also took place as members of the fact-finding team of the Commission on Human Rights were investigating the outcome of the Barangay San Agustin encounter.

Investigation by the Isabela police showed that the two armed men were also looking for firearms at the residence of de la Paz, and did not find any. A gun holster and spent shells were recovered at the crime scene. The 11th Infantry Battalion condemned the killing of a civilian, that it said was part of the rebel campaign to terrorize those who are cooperating with the authorities.

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2013/January/19/topstory6.htm