Friday, March 13, 2020

AFP-CRS: CGPA Lauds Troops for the Neutralization of Top CPP-NPA Terrorist Leader

Posted to the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Civil Relations Service (AFP-CRS) Facebook Page (Mar 13, 2020): CGPA Lauds Troops for the Neutralization of Top CPP-NPA Terrorist Leader



CPP-NPA LEADER NEUTRALIZED. The Commanding General Philippine Army, Lt. Gen. Gilbert I. Gapay congratulates the joint AFP- PNP force for a successful joint law enforcement operation, which resulted to the neutralization of top-ranking CPP-NPA-Terrorists leader and two other CNTs members at Lourdes Subdivision Extension, Barangay Queen of Peace, Baguio City, today, Mar. 13, 2020.

Identified as Julius Soriano Geron; Chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines and a member of the CPP-NPA's Executive Committee; was served with a Search Warrant Number 6014 for violating RA 10591 (Comprehensive Law on Firearms and Ammunition) along with Warrant of Arrests for various crimes such as murder, frustrated murder, arson, and rebellion.

Numerous atrocities committed by Giron have resulted in the deaths of military personnel and innocent civilians; loss of economic assets due to the illegal burning of equipment; and the displacement of thousands of people who wanted to live a peaceful life.

Government forces acted upon the information received from a member within the said terrorist organization. While serving the Search Warrant and Warrant of Arrest, Giron and other CNTs resisted and opened fire against arresting authorities. Firefight resulted in the death of Giron, Lourdes Tan Torres, who is also an Executive Committee Member of the National Health Bureau of the CPP, and an unidentified male believed to be a member of the National Military Commission.

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Source: https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineArmy2028/photos/a.1600980966817122/2505529296362280/?type=3&theater

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[The Civil Relations Service (CRS) is the unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that engages the public through its public information and community relations programs “to create a favorable atmosphere between the community and the AFP. The CRS is the equivalent of the Psychological Operations and Civil Affairs units of the US Army.]

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