A suspected ranking New People's Army (NPA) leader with a
PHP5 million bounty was arrested by government forces in Panutukan, Compostela Valley
Capt. Rhyan Batchar, 10th Infantry Division public affairs
office chief, identified the nabbed rebel as Eddie Genelsa, reportedly the head
of the Pulang Bagani Company (PBC) 3 of the Southern Mindanao Regional
Committee.
He was arrested in Barangay Bongabong, Pantukan town by
security forces on the virtue of the arrest warrants issued by Regional Trial
Court Branch 3, 11th Judicial Region in Nabunturan, Compostela Valley
Genelsa has an existing PHP5 million reward for his capture,
making him at par with Leoncio Pitao, the leader of PBC 1, who was killed in an
encounter with government troops last year.
Col. Macairog Alberto, 1001st Infantry Brigade commander,
encouraged other NPA members to return to the folds of law, live peacefully and
become productive members of the community.
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