Joint military and police operatives arrested two New
People's Army (NPA) commanders and 11 others during law enforcement operations
in Caloocan and Quezon City
Armed with three search warrants numbers 5044(15) to
5046(15) for Violation of Republic Act 10591 (Comprehensive Firearms and
Ammunitions Regulation Act), personnel from Philippine National Police (PNP)
and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) swooped down in Barangays Urduja and
168 Deparo in Caloocan City and Barangay Kaligayahan in Quezon City Wednesday
night.
The raid resulted in the arrest of at least 13 persons and
the confiscation of assorted illegal firearms and explosives, AFP public
affairs office chief Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc said.
Among those arrested were suspected NPA commanders Emmanuel
Bacarra and Ruben Saluta.
Presentacion Estrada Saluta, another suspected member of
NPA, was also arrested in the operation.
Bacarra used to command his NPA forces in Mindoro while the
male Saluta had his group in Panay .
They carried out extortion activities like burning of buses
and facilities in their localities, Cabunoc said.
Their cohorts -- Enrique Ruiz, Eduardo Garcia, Leilani
Marasigan, Roy Zulueta Baldostamo, Veraflor Santillan Guevarra, Emmanuel
Estudillo Villamor, Policarpio Herrera and Miguel Domingo Cortez - were also
captured as consequence of holding the firearms and explosives in their
possession during the search.
The Salutas and Bacarra have criminal records ranging from
murder to arson and were issued warrants of arrest by courts in provinces
Quezon, Antique and Occidental Mindoro (Criminal case no. 2646-S).
Records show that they were also positively identified as
members of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-NPA-National Democratic
Front (NDF) and were filed with case of violation of Republic Act No. 6968,
otherwise known as the Anti-Rebellion Act of the Philippines
"Our operatives have been working on these cases for
several months to identify the suspects engaged in different criminal
activities in Southern Tagalog Regions. Our operatives from PNP and AFP shared
intelligence information, compared notes until they were able to positively
identify these personalities," Cabunoc stressed.
"Our law enforcers had ensured that the basic rights of
the suspects were protected during their arrest. They are considered innocent
unless proven otherwise in a court of law," he added.
Cabunoc said that the AFP and PNP would continuously work
together to protect the people from lawless elements, to bring justice and to
maintain peace and order in our communities.
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