Two former NPA rebels killed

From the Philippine News Agency (Jan 27): Two former NPA rebels killed

Two former members of Revolutionary Proletarian Army– Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPA-ABB) were killed in separate incidents and the last two days by still undentified assailants.

One of the victims was Gina Gestalao, 35, who was shot to death in her residence at Brgy. Bulho, San Joaquin, Iloilo on Saturday evening. Gestalao sustained fatal gunshot wounds in her right breast and left eye inflicted by a .45 caliber pistol. Police investigators remained clueless as to identities of gunmen since no one has witnessed the shooting incident.

In a separate incident the other day, Gestalao’s uncle, Joven Tababa, 44, of Brgy. Bagacay, Tigbuan town was also peppered with bullets. S/Insp. Janelo Gepana of Tigbuan Municipal Police Station said Tababa was driving his motorcycle with his 7-year-old daughter Mia Bianca when unidentified armed men sprayed them with bullets.

Citing testimonies of witnesses, Gepana said Tababa managed to stop his driven motorcycle and run away with his daughter while the suspects kept firing at them hitting Tababa. Not contented, the suspects approached the helpless Tababa and shot him at close range several times in the different parts of his body. The gunmen took away his bag containing short firearm before going away.

The suspects spared the innocent child who was then brought to the district hospital in Guimbal, Iloilo for stress debriefing. Local residents in the vicinity told the Tigbauan PNP that they have seen at least eight unidentified persons fleeing in different directions after killing Tababa.

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