NEUTRALIZED. The body of 27-year-old Mitchel Fat, a ranking leader of the New People’s Army’s Central Negros Front, who was killed in a shooting incident with government troops who were serving three warrants of arrest against him in Ilog, Negros Occidental early Monday (Aug. 31, 2020). The suspect led the group that brutally killed four policemen in Ayungon, Negros Oriental on July 18, 2019, the military said. (Photo courtesy of 15th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army)
A ranking leader of the New People’s Army’s (NPA) Central Negros Front was killed after engaging government troops in a firefight as the latter served three warrants of arrest against him in Ilog, Negros Occidental early Monday.
The fatality was identified as Mitchel Fat, with aliases “TM”, “Epi”, and “Lakas,” leader of Squad 1, SYP Platoon, Central Negros 2, Komiteng Rehiyon-Negros-Cebu-Bohol-Siquijor, the Philippine Army’s 15th Infantry Battalion (IB) confirmed on Monday night.
The 27-year-old high-value individual led the group that brutally killed four policemen in Ayungon, Negros Oriental on July 18, 2019, it added.
Lt. Col. Erwin Cariño, commanding officer of 15IB, said the troops found Fat’s location based on information provided by the locals.
“This is another setback for the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People’s Army - National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) terrorists in Negros. It also shows the unwavering support of the local populace affected by their menace,” Cariño added.
Fat was neutralized at about 2:30 a.m. by joint forces of 15IB and the Ilog Municipal Police Station in his residence at Km. 109 in Barangay Dancalan.
He had arrest warrants for three criminal cases involving the violation of Republic Act 9851 or the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes Against Humanity.
According to the military report, the suspect fired at the troops using a caliber .45 pistol, prompting them to fire back.
Fat was declared “dead on arrival” when he was brought to the Lorenzo Zayco District Hospital in neighboring Kabankalan City.
Operatives recovered from the suspect’s possession a caliber .45 pistol loaded with a magazine with four live ammunition and its two fired cartridge cases.
They also found a hammock, a sling bag, an inside holster, two magazine pouches, a lower battle dress attire, an upper marine uniform, a handheld radio with charger, a Nokia mobile phone, a brown wallet, two boxes of sterile acupuncture needle, a phone SIM card, and subversive documents.
Cariño said the 15IB, which is under the jurisdiction of the 302nd Infantry Brigade (IBde), remains steadfast in its mandate in defeating the communist-terrorists in Negros Island, particularly in Negros Occidental’s so-called Chicks area.
These include Cauayan, Hinoba-an, Ilog, Candoni, Kabankalan City, and Sipalay City, which also comprise the sixth congressional district located in the southern part of the province.
“We are optimistic that with the improved system of collaboration among the different government forces and agencies, we will continue to trample down the influence and terroristic activities of the communist-terrorist group in our communities,” he added.
Brig. Gen. Noel Baluyan, commander of the 302 IBde, commended the troops of 15IB for neutralizing the NPA leader and directed them to sustain the anti-insurgency efforts while he also renewed his call to remaining members of the communist-terrorist group to surrender.
The CPP-NPA is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1113977
The fatality was identified as Mitchel Fat, with aliases “TM”, “Epi”, and “Lakas,” leader of Squad 1, SYP Platoon, Central Negros 2, Komiteng Rehiyon-Negros-Cebu-Bohol-Siquijor, the Philippine Army’s 15th Infantry Battalion (IB) confirmed on Monday night.
The 27-year-old high-value individual led the group that brutally killed four policemen in Ayungon, Negros Oriental on July 18, 2019, it added.
Lt. Col. Erwin Cariño, commanding officer of 15IB, said the troops found Fat’s location based on information provided by the locals.
“This is another setback for the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People’s Army - National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) terrorists in Negros. It also shows the unwavering support of the local populace affected by their menace,” Cariño added.
Fat was neutralized at about 2:30 a.m. by joint forces of 15IB and the Ilog Municipal Police Station in his residence at Km. 109 in Barangay Dancalan.
He had arrest warrants for three criminal cases involving the violation of Republic Act 9851 or the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes Against Humanity.
According to the military report, the suspect fired at the troops using a caliber .45 pistol, prompting them to fire back.
Fat was declared “dead on arrival” when he was brought to the Lorenzo Zayco District Hospital in neighboring Kabankalan City.
Operatives recovered from the suspect’s possession a caliber .45 pistol loaded with a magazine with four live ammunition and its two fired cartridge cases.
They also found a hammock, a sling bag, an inside holster, two magazine pouches, a lower battle dress attire, an upper marine uniform, a handheld radio with charger, a Nokia mobile phone, a brown wallet, two boxes of sterile acupuncture needle, a phone SIM card, and subversive documents.
Cariño said the 15IB, which is under the jurisdiction of the 302nd Infantry Brigade (IBde), remains steadfast in its mandate in defeating the communist-terrorists in Negros Island, particularly in Negros Occidental’s so-called Chicks area.
These include Cauayan, Hinoba-an, Ilog, Candoni, Kabankalan City, and Sipalay City, which also comprise the sixth congressional district located in the southern part of the province.
“We are optimistic that with the improved system of collaboration among the different government forces and agencies, we will continue to trample down the influence and terroristic activities of the communist-terrorist group in our communities,” he added.
Brig. Gen. Noel Baluyan, commander of the 302 IBde, commended the troops of 15IB for neutralizing the NPA leader and directed them to sustain the anti-insurgency efforts while he also renewed his call to remaining members of the communist-terrorist group to surrender.
The CPP-NPA is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1113977
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