Private First Class (PFC) Jess Lupeba could be released soon by his New People’s Army (NPA) captors.
This was disclosed by the third party negotiator working for the release of the Army soldier, who has been in the hands of the NPA for more than three years and is believed being kept in the forested areas of Gingoog City.
Bishop Felixberto Calang of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI), who is the leader of the third party negotiating team, said it was “now up to the NPA, armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) when it would release Lupeba, 26, a member of the Army’s 58th Infantry Battallion.”
The soldier was abducted during a raid of an Army patrol base in Alagatan, Gingoog City last July 11.
The third party facilitator yesterday asked the military units in the area to stand down where because the release of Lupeba might take place either in Gingoog City or in Misamis Oriental.
The NPA issued a statement that they will release Lupeba unconditionally as a gesture of goodwill to pave way for the resumption of peace talks with the government.
Early this week, the custodial force of the NPA also asked for a 10-day ceasefire for the safe release of the captive soldier.
The military and police commanders in the area here did not issue any statement regarding the demand of the NPA custodial force.
“However, there is now a possibility that the military might cease operations in the surrounding areas where the possible release of Lupeba might take place,” Calang said.
http://www.mb.com.ph/army-soldier-may-be-released-soon-by-npas/
This was disclosed by the third party negotiator working for the release of the Army soldier, who has been in the hands of the NPA for more than three years and is believed being kept in the forested areas of Gingoog City.
Bishop Felixberto Calang of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI), who is the leader of the third party negotiating team, said it was “now up to the NPA, armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) when it would release Lupeba, 26, a member of the Army’s 58th Infantry Battallion.”
The soldier was abducted during a raid of an Army patrol base in Alagatan, Gingoog City last July 11.
The NPA issued a statement that they will release Lupeba unconditionally as a gesture of goodwill to pave way for the resumption of peace talks with the government.
The military and police commanders in the area here did not issue any statement regarding the demand of the NPA custodial force.
http://www.mb.com.ph/army-soldier-may-be-released-soon-by-npas/
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