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, Piñan 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.
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