Another suspected New People’s Army leader was arrested in
police operations against wanted persons at a coastal municipality in Surigao
del Norte on Monday afternoon.
Surigao del Norte Police in its report to the police
regional headquarters on Tuesday said that the joint team of the Regional
Intelligence Division (RID) 13 Tracker Team and the Regional Public Safety
Battalion 13 arrested Jonathan Cadaan Penaflor, who is also known as “Jojo
Penaflor”, “Larkan” and “Albert” was arrested at his rented home located at
Purok-7, Brgy. Ladgaran, Claver town in Surigao del Norte, at 2:00 p.m. on
Monday.
Police said that Penaflor was arrested on the strength of an
arrest warrant issued against him on December 27, 2013 for “Murder” issued by
Hon. Emmanuel E. Escatron, Acting Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court,
Branch 30, 10th Judicial Region in Surigao
City
Penaflor, according to the police is the commanding officer
of the Sangay Sa Partido Platoon 21C of the Guerilla Front Committee 21 of the
Northeastern Mindanao Revolutionary Committee (NEMRC) of the Communist Party of
the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA). The arresting team recovered from
his residence a Combat Commander Colt and Para-Ordnance Caliber .45 pistols and
ammunition.
The suspect was arrested after a year of surveillance.
According to the police, they were tipped of his presence at the locality a
week ago. He was linked to several atrocities committed by the rebels in the
region. He did not resist arrest however.
It could be recalled that police under the RPSB 13, also
arrested four suspected New People’s Army leaders of their “Militia Ng Bayan”
in Brgy. Tungao, a hinter village in Butuan
City
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