Tuesday, April 16, 2013

2 NPA leaders fall in Negros Occidental

From the Philippine News Agency (Apr 16): 2 NPA leaders fall in Negros Occidental

The police and the military in Negros Occidental were able to arrest two suspected New People's Army leaders (NPA) in less than two weeks this month.

Arrested on Monday was Greg Tuayon inside his house in Barangay Purisima, Manapla town. Tuayon was apprehended by virtue of the arrest warrants issued by Cadiz City Regional Trial Court Judge Renato Muñez for robbery-in-band, homicide and murder.

Military reports state that Tuayon used to head the Regional Finance Bureau of the Komiteng Rehiyonal (KR)-Negros of NPA. He was also allegedly serving as the deputy commander of the Northern Negros Front of KR-Negros.

He was also linked by the military to the assassinations of SSgt. Efraim Bagonoc and 1Lt. Archie Polenzo.

Authorities also claimed that he led the raid of their military outpost in Brgy.Bug-ang, Toboso town, two years ago.

Reniel Cellon was arrested last April 5 in a checkpoint held in Kabankalan City.

Cellon, commander of the Sentro De Grabida Platoon of the NPA South West Front Committee, is wanted for murder and frustrated murder.

He was linked by the military to numerous incidents of rebel liquidation in southern Negros, with PFC John Ilisan, former rebels and paramilitary troopers as victims.

303rd Infantry Brigade Commander Col. John Aying said the apprehension of the two will be a huge setback for NPA in Negros Occidental.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=516906

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