FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The local government unit of Mabinay, Negros Oriental, and the 11th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army on Sunday (June 21, 2020) handed over financial assistance to the family of a suspected NPA member who was killed in an encounter with government troops in that town last June 18, 2020. Shown in photo are (from left to right) Elna Bito, Livelihood Branch staff of the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office, Emma Ravilista, wife of the deceased Isaias Ravilista alias "Ka Jabar"; and Sgt. Ramie L. Cabayao of the 11th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army. (Photo courtesy of the 11th IB/3ID/Philippine Army)
The local government unit (LGU) of Mabinay, Negros Oriental and the 11th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army have extended assistance to the family of a suspected New People’s Army (NPA) member who was killed in a recent encounter with government troops.
The financial assistance was handed over Sunday to the family of Isaias Ravilista, alias "Ka Jabar", said Maj. Cenon Pancito III, chief, Division Public Affairs Office and spokesperson of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, in an interview on Monday.
It was turned over by the LGU-Mabinay, through Elna Bito, Livelihood Branch staff of the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office, and Lt. Col. Ramir Redosendo, 11th IB battalion commander.
Ravilista was laid to rest in Mabinay on Sunday afternoon.
He was among five suspected NPA members killed in an encounter with government troops last June 18 at Sitio Talingting in Barangay Lungay of the said town.
The clash occurred after Army and police personnel acted on a tip from civilians about the presence of Ravilisita and other armed men in two houses in Talingting.
They proceeded to the area to serve an arrest warrant against Ravilista for violation of Republic Act 10591, the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act.
Upon reaching the place, the government troops were fired upon, triggering a 30-minute clash which resulted in the death of five suspected NPA rebels, and the seizure of high-powered firearms, ammunition, an explosive device, and subversive documents.
Mayor Joeterry Uy thanked the 11th IB for preserving the peace and order in Mabinay and in the neighboring towns. “We would like to thank the Philippine Army for your endless service towards achieving peace and national development in (these) trying times,” he was quoted as saying.
Redosendo said the Philippine Army, together with the local government of Mabinay, "would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the family of Ka Jabar”.
“What happened in Barangay Luyang, Mabinay is a very unfortunate incident, and Isaias Ravilista is only one of the many victims of deception” of the NPA, he was quoted as saying in a statement.
He also reiterated their call to the NPA members to lay down their arms, surrender, and avail of the government’s reintegration program, while appealing for more public support in the implementation of the Whole-of-Nation approach to end the long-running insurgency in Negros.
Meanwhile, the four other casualties in last week's encounter have been identified as Raymond Cadayona of Barangay Candabong, Manjuyod in Negros Oriental; Romel Angeles of Sitio Calasa, Barangay Caradio-an; Joey Tabuyo, of Sitio Sig-ang, Barangay Carabalan; and Roland Germino, of Sitio Beto, Barangay Buenavista, all in Himamaylan, Negros Occidental.
Family members have already claimed their bodies, Pancito said.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1106631
The financial assistance was handed over Sunday to the family of Isaias Ravilista, alias "Ka Jabar", said Maj. Cenon Pancito III, chief, Division Public Affairs Office and spokesperson of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, in an interview on Monday.
It was turned over by the LGU-Mabinay, through Elna Bito, Livelihood Branch staff of the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office, and Lt. Col. Ramir Redosendo, 11th IB battalion commander.
Ravilista was laid to rest in Mabinay on Sunday afternoon.
He was among five suspected NPA members killed in an encounter with government troops last June 18 at Sitio Talingting in Barangay Lungay of the said town.
The clash occurred after Army and police personnel acted on a tip from civilians about the presence of Ravilisita and other armed men in two houses in Talingting.
They proceeded to the area to serve an arrest warrant against Ravilista for violation of Republic Act 10591, the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act.
Upon reaching the place, the government troops were fired upon, triggering a 30-minute clash which resulted in the death of five suspected NPA rebels, and the seizure of high-powered firearms, ammunition, an explosive device, and subversive documents.
Mayor Joeterry Uy thanked the 11th IB for preserving the peace and order in Mabinay and in the neighboring towns. “We would like to thank the Philippine Army for your endless service towards achieving peace and national development in (these) trying times,” he was quoted as saying.
Redosendo said the Philippine Army, together with the local government of Mabinay, "would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the family of Ka Jabar”.
“What happened in Barangay Luyang, Mabinay is a very unfortunate incident, and Isaias Ravilista is only one of the many victims of deception” of the NPA, he was quoted as saying in a statement.
He also reiterated their call to the NPA members to lay down their arms, surrender, and avail of the government’s reintegration program, while appealing for more public support in the implementation of the Whole-of-Nation approach to end the long-running insurgency in Negros.
Meanwhile, the four other casualties in last week's encounter have been identified as Raymond Cadayona of Barangay Candabong, Manjuyod in Negros Oriental; Romel Angeles of Sitio Calasa, Barangay Caradio-an; Joey Tabuyo, of Sitio Sig-ang, Barangay Carabalan; and Roland Germino, of Sitio Beto, Barangay Buenavista, all in Himamaylan, Negros Occidental.
Family members have already claimed their bodies, Pancito said.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1106631
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