The mayor of Pitogo town, Zamboanga Del Sur and his companions were intercepted and disarmed by New People's Army (NPA) rebels while passing through Barangay Mati, San Miguel Tuesday morning
Capt. Jefferson Somera, 1st Infantry Division spokesperson, said that the incident took place around 6:40 a.m.
He identified the official as Richard Garban, incumbent Pitogo town mayor.
Somera said that Garban has one police escort and three other civilian companions when their vehicle was stopped by 20 heavily-armed members of the NPAs clad in "PNP-Special Action Force uniforms".
He added that the rebels took the two M-16 automatic rifles and two .45 caliber pistols carried by Garban's party.
Somera said that the rebels did not harm Garban and his companions and freed them a short time later.
Pursuit operations are now being conducted by the 53rd Infantry Battalion, a field unit of the 1st Infantry Division.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&sid=&nid=&rid=554377
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