Government forces have been alerted in Davao del Sur and
North Cotabato following the arrest Thursday of a ranking official of the
communist New Peoples Army (NPA) leader and the killing of his follower in the village of Barangay Buri
Lt. Colonel Arnold Argamosa, commander of the 39th Infantry
Battalion based in North Cotabato , said an
alert status has been declared by Eastern Mindanao Command for possible
"retaliatory attacks."
Argamosa identified the arrested NPA leader as Joan Casamorin,
also known as "Alvin
Casamorin is facing charges of robbery, kidnapping and
serious illegal detention and murder.
He leads an NPA group operating in remote communities in North Cotabato , Davao del Sur and Sultan Kudarat.
Elements of the 39th IB were sent to Barangay Buri after
residents reported the presence of several armed men mulcting on farmers.
As the soldiers were approaching the village, they were
fired upon by gunmen, triggering a firefight, according to Argamosa.
Authorities identified the slain NPA member as
"JebJeb." A cal. 45 pistol was taken from him.
Argamosa told reporters the civilians helped in identifying
the slain guerilla and the arrested leader.
He lauded the residents for helping authorities about the
presence of NPAs in their midst.
Military commanders in the area also alerted the residents
about land mines and road side bombs expected to be planted by the NPA after
the arrest of one of its leaders.
The NPAs have been fighting the Philippine government for
more than four decades and considered to be the oldest communist movement in Asia .
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