From Malaya Business Insight (Oct 15): 4 NPAs arrested in Nueva Ecija
FOUR female New People’s Army rebels were arrested on Saturday by soldiers and policemen while they were engaged in recruitment and extortion activities in Rizal town in Nueva Ecija.
Capt. Catherine Hapin, public affairs officer of the Army’s 7th Infantry Division, identified the four as Yolanda Diamsay alias Mariz, Eulalia Pangkaliwangan Ladesma, Rachel Acana Galario alias Rose, and Elaine Edzel Amocling alias George.
Hapin said Amocling is a former student of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Sta. Mesa, Manila, one of the 18 universities and colleges in Metro Manila tagged by the military as the recruitment ground of the NPA.
Hapin said forces from the 7th ID and PNP conducted security operations in Sitio 32, Barangay Agbannawag at around 3:40 p.m. based on informaton provided by a “concerned citizen.”
“Upon arrival at the area, the government troops found two amazonas recruiting residents, one of them was caught carrying a rifle. Two other female rebels went out of a nipa hut nearby and were caught with firearms, various ammunitions, explosives and improvised explosive devices,” said Hapin.
Hapin said the four did not put up a fight when accosted by the military and the police. The four rebels are under the custody of the PNP’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group.
Also recovered from the four were assorted ammunition, a laptop, 10 cellphones, a computer printer, documents, and belongings, among others.
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