Police file raps vs NPA rebels in Davao Sur ambush

From the Philippine News Agency (Apr 4): Police file raps vs NPA rebels in Davao Sur ambush

The special investigation Task Group “Sibayan” has filed four counts of murder, robbery, destruction of government property and frustrated murder against the New People’s Army (NPA) for the ambush that killed four members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Bansalan town, Davao del Sur.

Chief Insp. Andrea dela Cerna, chief information officer of the Police Regional Office (PRO) XI, said Tuesday the four counts of murder, robbery and destruction of government property were docketed as XI-04-INQ-17C-00087 and XI-04-INQ-17C-00086 for the frustrated murder case.

The Task Force Sibayan named as respondents to the criminal charges barangay captain of Sibayan Eddie Dicdican, Brendel Terado alias "Gab/Val", Gilbert Amado alias "Bayan", Chargelyn Casquejo alias "Jellan/Megan’, and personalities who carry the aliases of "Soy-soy", "Kiram", "Bordz", "Kevin" and "Laklak", and four John Does.

It may be recalled that at around 7:30 a.m. last March 8, elements of the Bansalan PNP and a member of the Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) from Davao del Sur PNP were ordered to proceed to Barangay Sibayan to conduct investigations on a shooting incident that transpired the night before.

Before reaching Sibayan, the PNP team was waylaid by NPA rebels that resulted to the killing of four PNP members, including the SOCO member, and the wounding of another.

Two days after the ambush, the NPA in the area admitted responsibility to the ambush.

President Rodrigo Duterte and PNP Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa condemned the incident and personally visited the families of the victims and provided them with financial and moral support.

The Commission on Human Rights in Davao region also condemned the incident while other sectors expressed concern over its effects to the peace negotiations between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.

Dela Cerna said cases of double murder, docketed as XI-04-INV-17C-00085 at the Davao del Sur Provincial Prosecutor’s Office, were also filed against the persons of alias “Soy-soy”, “Laklak” and two John Does for the killing of Marlon Lumantas and Orlan Albopera last March 31.

Lumantas and Albopera were executed by the NPAs on the evening of March 7 in Sibayan.

She added that the cases are now being handled by Prosecutor Katrina Kris Gabrielle S. Givero.

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