Ranking NPA commander nabbed by AFP-PNO operatives

From the Daily Tribune (Feb 26): Ranking NPA commander nabbed by AFP-PNO operatives

A ranking New People’s Army (NPA) commander was captured by combined military and police operatives during an operation over the weekend in Negros Occidental province, belated reports reaching Camp Aguinaldo said yesterday.

Joel Danioso, who uses the aliases Ewen and Ewel, commanding officer of the Yunit Milisya in Calatrava, Negros Occidental under the communist’s North Negros Front, was arrested in Sitio Minatipik, Barangay Winaswasan in Calatrava town at around 5:30 a.m.

Danioso, 34, was arrested by virtue of an arrest warrant for robbery with homicide and physical injuries.

The NPA commander was subsequently brought to the Tobos Municipal Police Station for detention.

The military tagged Danioso as the leader of the NPA band that raided Polopangyan detachment in Barangay Bug-ang, Tobos, Negros Occidental on Aug. 28, 2010.

“This is a continuous law enforcement operation as part of your Army’s commitment in protecting the communities, government and private establishments so that the people will live in a more secure and peaceful environment,” said Maj. Gen. Jose Mabanta Jr., commanding general of the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division.

Col. Oscar Lactao, commander of the Army’s 303rd Brigade, said that Danioso’s arrest only proves that no one can evade the long arms of the law forever.

“The arrest of Danioso shows that the long arm of the law will eventually catch lawless elements of our society. Our government is gaining grounds in our peace and security efforts and the Army in Negros together with the police will continue to protect our people,” said Lactao.   

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