The Armando Sumayang Jr. Command of the New People's Army
has claimed responsibility for the series of killings in Cauayan and Ilog towns
in what is apparently intended to disprove military claims that they are
already a “spent force.”
Rebel spokesperson Andrea Guerrero justified killings of
Romualdo Dollente, Rene Villar, Jojo Grande and Jose Siplao, claiming that they
were either involved in illegal activities, and for being military informants.
Dollente is a member of the Civilian Armed Forces
Geographical Unit, and Villar, who used to be a government militiaman, were
killed separately by unidentified armed men Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 in Cauayan,
police records show.
Meanwhile, Siplao who is claimed by the NPA to have been an
active member of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade, died
in an ambush on Nov. 10 in Brgy. Pinggot, Ilog, while Grande, a former NPA
member, was also killed in Brgy. Yaoyao, Cauayan.
Guerrero claimed that Dollente was involved in the killing
of three individuals in Cauayan in 2011 and 2013, and for the death of Ka Wenly
and his two companions, who were members of the Rebolusyonaryong Hukbo ng
Bayan.
The rebel spokesperson also linked Villar to killings in
Cauayan during the 1990s, and to some alleged illegal activities.
In a statement he issued, Guerrero tagged Grande as a
military asset, and linked Siplao to land-grabbing, among others.
Guerrero claimed that they have not incurred any casualty in
all partisan unit operations.
To prevent further possible NPA atrocities, the 79th
Infantry Battalion and the police mobile group troopers linked up with the
local police of Cauayan in securing the town.
Col. Leopoldo Galon, deputy commander of the 303rd Infantry
Brigade, said the resumption of NPA violent activities, by targeting former and
active CAFGU members, indicated that they were badly affected by their ongoing
Oplan Bayanihan activities in insurgency-affected areas.
http://www.visayandailystar.com/2015/December/04/topstory6.htm
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