Tuesday, April 21, 2015

CIDG captures 2 rebel group leaders in Zamboanga del Norte and Surigao City

From the Philippine News Agency (Apr 21): CIDG captures 2 rebel group leaders in Zamboanga del Norte and Surigao City

The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) has arrested two suspected ranking leaders of the New People’s Army (NPA) in two separate operations in Zamboanga del Norte and Surigao City.

CIDG director Benjamin Magalong identified one of the suspect as Rodrigo Tayasan, Local Communist Movement (LCM) leader, who was collared by the combined forces of CIDG Zamboanga Del Norte, personnel of RIU9-IG, RID-PRO9, PiƱan MPS and Military Intelligence Group (MIG) in Barangay Sta. Fe in Pinan, Zamboanga del Norte.

Magalong said Tayasan, who is facing a string of criminal charges ranging from damage to property and multiple murder and has a reward of Php300,000 for his arrest.

A background check revealed that Tayasan is a former executive committee member of the Sub-Section Committee of the NPA’s Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee.

He became inactive in 2006 but began to be active again and served as the deputy secretary of the regional committee,” said Magalong.

Magalong said the the other suspect identified as Bonifacio Platil was collared in a firing range in Barangay Luna in Surigao City.

Platil is reportedly carrying the alias Thadeus Anob Uray and facing charges of murder and multiple attempted murder.

“Based on our intelligence report, Platil is the 2nd deputy secretary of the Sub-Regional Committee of the Northeastern Mindanao Regional Committee,” said Magalong.

In arresting the two suspected NPA leaders, Magalong said they were backed up by the military.

“CIDG detectives together with our counterparts in AFP are dedicated to continue our service as protectors of the people, continuously hunting these criminals under the directives of DILG Secretary Mar Roxas and PNP-OIC, PDDG Leonardo A. Espina to prevent them from committing other hideous crimes to ensure the security of the public. This is also a pronouncement that we are moving forward and continuing our work after the Mamasapano incident,” he said.

The two arrested NPA leaders were turned over to the local police and will be presented to the courts which issued the arrest warrants against them.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=754856

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