From the Visayan Daily Star (Oct 19): ‘Female informant’shot dead in Siaton
A female farmer was shot dead yesterday in Siaton, Negros Oriental, by unidentified suspects believed to be members of the New People’s Army, for allegedly being an informant of the military.
A report from the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office identified the victim as Rosalina Pagon Elpidal, 49, married, and a resident of Sitio Balascan, Barangay Napacao, in Siaton that is about 25 kilometers from the town proper.
Initial investigation showed that at around 8 a.m. Thursday, the victim was riding a motorcycle driven by her son, Jetro, heading towards the Cabrera farm in the same barangay, when two armed men signaled them to stop.
The suspects instructed the woman to go with them to the hilly portion of the place.
As they were about to move, the suspects suddenly shot the victim, hitting her on the body and head, causing her instant death.
The victim’s son told police investigators he heard the suspects say in the Cebuano dialect that they had to take her out because of her allegedly being an “intelligence informant”. The suspects immediately fled later.
Master Sgt. Ricky Kinkito, of the Siaton Police Station, said yesterday that they have already identified two suspects in the killing.
He said that, based on witnesses’ accounts and photos, the two were identified as a certain "Charlie" and a certain "Lisan".
Though it is not conclusive yet that the NPA had perpetrated the crime, the police investigator said they have received information that the victim was suspected of being a military informant.
http://www.visayandailystar.com/2019/October/19/topstory8.htm
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