Police arrest 3 ‘RPA-ABB' men

From the Visayan Daily Star (Sep 2): Police arrest 3 ‘RPA-ABB' men

Three armed men claiming to be members of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade were arrested yesterday for illegal possession of firearms and explosives in Brgy. Bagtic, Silay City, Negros Occidental.

Supt. Rosauro Francisco , Silay police chief, identified the arrested suspects as Mayo Rosal, 35; Gerald Lama, 29, both residents of Brgy. Guimbalaon, Silay City, and Rene Juaniza, 28, of Brgy. Dos Hermanas, Talisay City.

Francisco said the three suspects, who were on board a Rusi motorcycle were spotted by Silay police intelligence operatives at the vicinity of Hacienda Mariano in the barangay, and were arrested after a brief chase.

He said their arrest was made by Police Officers 2 Reynaldo Bernil and Ian Liboon, who were responding to a hold-up incident in Brgy. Hawaiian, Silay City.

Juaniza was disarmed of a M20 fragmentation grenade, a .45 caliber pistol was recovered from Lama, while two magazines of a .45 caliber pistol were taken from Rosal, Francisco said.

The Rusi motorcycle recovered from them is now impounded at the Silay police headquarters, while charges for illegal possession of firearms and explosives are being readied for filing against them today before the City Prosecutor's Office.

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2013/September/02/topstory7.htm