NPA leader, wife killed in Negros clash

From the Manila Bulletin (Apr 2, 2022): NPA leader, wife killed in Negros clash (By Glazyl Masculino)

An alleged leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) and his wife were killed in a clash with the Army at Sitio Kulihaw, Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Friday.

Killed were Elbert Nicolas Quillano alias “Carding,” a finance officer and head of Sentro De Gabridad (SDG) Platoon of Central Negros 2 (CN2), and his wife Jessa Luiso Quillano alias “Clean/Js,” a medical officer of the same group, according to the Army.

Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, commander of 303rd Infantry Brigade (IBde), said that military troops recovered from the couple two .45 caliber with magazines and ammunition, a tablet, subversive documents, medicines, and personal belongings.

Pasaporte said these suspected rebels were part of a group that was encountered by the 94th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Barangay Carabalan on March 25 and 26.

“They were part of the Army’s pursuit operation and clearing operation in line with the security preparation for the local and national elections on May 9,” Pasaporte said.

The March 26 clash resulted in the death of two alleged rebels during pursuit operations, following two clashes at Sitio Maliko-liko and Sitio Lonoy in the said village on March 25.

Their trusted masses are fed up and can no longer endure the extortions and threats they receive from the terrorists which triggered them to give information about the location of the NPA terrorists, the Army said.

The remains of the two casualties have yet to be claimed by their families as of this writing, Pasaporte said.

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