Reds get Cafgu firearms

From the Visayan Daily Star (Mar 29, 2019): Reds get Cafgu firearms

The Roselyn Jean Pelle Command (RJPC) of the New People’s Army claimed having seized firearms from two Special CAFGU members on March 21 in Sitio Mayana, Brgy. Bago, Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental.

Rebel spokesperson Cecil Estrella, in a statement issued by RJPC yesterday, said that they seized three .357 caliber revolvers, a .38 caliber revolver and a .45 caliber pistol with ammunition and two cellular phones from SCAA members Lucio, 69, and Domingo Agravante, 57, who were killed in the process of disarming them.

Estrella claimed that they were responsible for the killing of Agravante brothers, whom Estrella also claimed to be members of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army (RPA), as the two fought it out with the NPA using their guns.

Recovered from the crime scene were 10 empty shells of M-14 and M-16 assault rifles, three dud bullets and a slug of a .45 caliber pistol.

Police investigation showed that one of the armed suspects who barged into the residence of the Agravante brothers, was identified as Sulpicio Hernan Jr. of Brgy. Bago, Salvador Benedicto.

The rebel spokesman said that the RPA/SCAA group in Salvador Benedicto, being informants of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, are supported by a politician in the town.

Estrella maintained that they did not violate anything in bringing the RPA/SCAA to revolutionary justice, stressing that they followed the process in disarming the group, who did not cooperate, and resulted in the killing of the Agravante brothers.

The RJPC issued a stern warning against counter-revolutionary forces and criminal elements, who are allowing themselves to be used by politicians, as mercenaries, as they will not hesitate to decisively carry out revolutionary justice.

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2019/March/29/topstory9.htm