Development worker cries foul

From the Visayan Daily Star (Feb 9): Development worker cries foul

A development worker, alleged to be a leader of the New People's Army, yesterday cried foul over her arrest for the death of an Army junior officer seven years ago, as she maintained she is innocent of the accusations against her.

Rogina Navarro Quilop, according to Capt. Eduardo Precioso, 303rd Infantry Brigade Civil Military Operations officer, was apprehended Tuesday night, by virtue of an arrest warrant for murder, in Bacolod City, in connection with the killing of 1Lt. Archie Polenzo on March 2010.

“If I killed somebody, I should have gone into hiding,” Navarro, said in an interview with RMN DYHB.

She also debunked allegations that she is connected to the CPP-NPA.

Navarro was arrested in Bacolod City by operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Region 10, who were assisted by the Philippine Army.

She admitted having been arrested before for an arson case, that was already dismissed by the court.

Navarro said she is working as an administrative officer of the Center for People's Resources Services, that extended help to victims of Typhoon Yolanda.

She added that the filing of trumped-up charges against her, may be part of the all-out war of President Rodrigo Duterte against the CPP-NPA-NDF.

Navarro added that she will leave it to her counsel as to what legal remedies they may employ, claiming that she was illegally-detained.

She added that she was not accorded due process.

Other rebel leaders, including Rogelio Posadas and Nilda Bertulano, and alleged church worker Aniceta Rojo, were also arrested in previous years for the death of Polenzo.

Posadas and Bertulano, however, were later freed from jail, after they managed to post bail, while Rojo was acquitted, after a fiscal withdrew the case against her.

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2017/February/09/topstory3.htm