‘Freed NPA commander led battle’

From the Visayan Daily Star (Sep 17): ‘Freed NPA commander led battle’

An arrested New People’s Army commander, who had been released from jail in July last year, after posting a P40,000 bail for robbery-in-band charges, was the leader of the group of rebels who figured in a recent encounter with Army soldiers at the boundary of Toboso and Sagay City, Negros Occidental, Lt. Col. Efren Morados, 62nd Infantry Battalion commander, said yesterday.

Hernando Llorente, alias Ka Ador, who was arrested in San Carlos City April last year, led about 17 armed rebels who encountered the 62nd IB troopers on Saturday, Morados said.

While Llorente was unhurt during the encounter, Morados said Joey, alias Boboy, and a brother of Llorente, was reported among the three rebels injured in the brief gunbattle.

Llorente was among several key personalities of the CPP-NPA arrested in Negros island who include Romeo Nanta, commander of the Regional Operational Command of the Komiteng Rehiyonal-Negros, Rogelio Danoso, secretary of the Northern Negros Front Committee; Nilda Natan Bertulano, secretary of the Central Negros Front Committee, Arturo Moleta, secretary of the Kilusang Larangan South West, who rejoined their comrades in the mountains, after their release from jail, military records show.

Morados said they are still pursuing the fleeing rebels headed by Llorente, in tandem with the 6th Special Action Battalion of the Philippine National Police and 33rd Division Reconnaissance Company.

Llorente was reported by the military to be a platoon leader the Sentro De Grabidad of the NPA Northern Negros Front.

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2013/September/17/topstory2.htm