From the Philippine News Agency (Aug 4, 2019): 2 ‘NPA’ rebels tagged in murder of 4 NegOr cops’ nabbed
Two suspected members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) believed to be part of the group that allegedly tortured and killed four policemen in Ayungon, Negros Oriental last month were arrested on Saturday in joint military and police operations in Barangay Mabato in the said town.
Maj. Romel Luga, Ayungon police chief, on Sunday confirmed in a telephone interview that the two suspects were among the several suspected NPA rebels responsible for the slaying of Cpl. Relebert Beronio, Pat. Raffy Callao, Pat. Ruel Cabellon, and Pat. Marquino de Leon, intelligence personnel of the 704th Mobile Force Company of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion in Central Visayas (RMFB 7).
Initial reports from the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (NOPPO) identified the two suspects as Edmar Acibo Amaro and Jojo Torres Ogatis, who were arrested three hours apart during joint combat operations by personnel of the RMFB 7 Striking Force, the 704th MC RMFB7, and the 94th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army.
First to fall was Amaro who was arrested at around 9 a.m. for alleged illegal possession of firearms and explosives in Sitio Yamot in Barangay Mabato, the same area where the four police intelligence operatives were killed.
Recovered from Amaro were one rifle grenade, one .38-caliber revolver with no serial number and loaded with three live ammunition, one backpack, one pair of combat shoes, a set of uniform marked “PKP 50”, and other personal items.
Three hours later, police and military troops swooped down on Ogatis in Sitio Sook in Barangay Mabato.
Ogatis was reportedly arrested on his wedding day. A witness had positively identified him as of the suspects in the “summary execution” of the four policemen.
Luga said charges for illegal possession of a firearm, ammunition, and an explosive will be filed for inquest against Amaro while murder charges are being readied against the two suspects.
President Rodrigo Duterte has raised the reward for the capture of the perpetrators in the brutal killing of the four police officers to PHP5 million.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1076893
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