One of the NPAs that were killed in an encounter with joint Army and PNP elements last August 9 in Brgy Kabayunan, Dona Remedios Trinidad (DRT), Bulacan was one of the members of the famous “Morong 43” who were claiming that they were legitimate Health Workers when they were arrested in February 6, 2010 in Morong, Rizal.
The dead NPA was identified as Ramon Dela Cruz @ Mandy of the Morong 43 who was claimed by his parents Ramon Santos Dela Cruz and mother Rosita of Namayan, Malolos, Bulacan. The other dead NPA members were identified only in their aliases as alias ELDY and alias ROBIN who were initially brought to Saint Monique Funeral Homes in Angat Bulacan for funeral service before they were turned over to the PNP DRT, Bulacan for proper disposition.
Accordingly, about 12 NPAS of SYP Bulacan fired at first at the operating elements of 48th IB of the Army’s 7th Infantry Division and DRT PNP who were then verifying a report of the community on the presence of the NPAs. Other fatalities on the NPA side were dragged from the encounter site by their withdrawing companions while one Army trooper was wounded in the firefight.
The arresting officers of the Morong 43 felt sorry for the fate of the dead NPAs, particularly the Morong 43 member Ramon Dela Cruz. Accordingly, @ Mandy were among those who were about to jump fence during their stay in Tanay, Rizal and avail of the Social Integration Program (SIP) of the government but was prevailed by the hardcore members of the group. They were arrested in a rest house in Maybangcal, Morong Rizal on February 6, 2010 and charged with several counts of illegal possession of firearms and explosives. They were released by the government as among the confidence building measures in the advent of the peace talks with the CPP-NPA-NDF.
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