From the Visayan Daily Star (Jul 27, 2022): Rebel family perishes in gunbattle (BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN)
Cristina Jacolbe (left) and Everly Kee Jacolbe, the mother and daughter rebel amazons killed in a gun battle at Canlaon City, Negros Occidental.* PA photos
An alleged ranking leader of the New People’s Army and two rebel amazons who are reportedly his wife and daughter, were all killed in an early morning gunbattle yesterday at Canlaon City, in Negros Oriental.
Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, disclosed that 62nd Infantry Battalion soldiers were conducting combat operations in the hinterlands of Brgy, Macagahay in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, when they were informed on the presence of a group of armed rebels in Sitio Natuling, Brgy. Budlasan, Canlaon City.
While approaching the targeted area, Pasaporte said that Army soldiers were fired upon by rebels, triggering a gunbattle that lasted about 10 minutes.
He reported that the fleeing rebels left behind their three slain comrades at the encounter site.
The 62nd Infantry Battalion identified the slain rebels as Ernie Jacolbe, alias Frezy, 40, vice commander of Section Guerilla Unit of Central Negros (Front 1), and rebel amazons, Cristina Jacolbe, 42, alias Chave, finance officer of CN 1 under the supervision of Komiteng Rehiyonal Negros/Cebu/Bohol/Siquijor, and Everly Kay Jacolbe, 18, alias Kay, also a member of CN 1.
Based on initial information, Pasaporte said the slain rebels belong to one family.
Cristina and Everly Kee were reported as wife and daughter of Jacolbe, respectively.
Aside from discovery of three slain rebels at the encounter, Pasaporte said that 62IB troopers also recovered a KG9 automatic pistol with a magazine containing ammunition, two .45 caliber pistols, a .38 caliber revolver and assorted ammunition, subversive documents and personal belongings.
The encounter took place a week after a suspected NPA combatant identified as Pompeo Landesa, also affiliated with KR NCBS Central Negros 1, died in an encounter with 62IB soldiers in Brgy. Sandayao, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental.
Also recovered from the encounter site were a KG9 automatic pistol with a magazine containing ammunition, a .357 Magnum revolver with three ammunition, fragmentation grenade, two small solar panels and battery, personal belongings and subversive NPA documents.
This brings to eight the number of NPA combatants killed in armed clashes with Army soldiers in central Negros over the past three weeks.
In a statement, the 62IB said that the three slain rebels primarily responsible in facilitating NPA extortion activities in the hinterlands of Canlaon City, La Castellana and Moises Padilla in Negros Occidental, and are allegedly involved in rebel atrocities perpetrated in Brgys. Macagahay and Quintin Remo, all in Moises Padilla, in 2018 and 2019, respectively.
Prior to their deaths, the three Jacolbes had been regularly encouraged by their former comrades to abandon the armed struggle. Instead of heeding their call, the 62IB claimed they even threatened and harassed families of former rebels in Canlaon City.
Pasaporte said they consider the two NPA guerilla fronts in central Negros as “weakened,” as many of their members died in recent gunbattles while others surrendered due to pressure exerted by government forces.
Last month, 19 rebel combatants in central Negros surrendered to the 94th Infantry Battalion.
In a statement, Maj. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, 3rd Infantry Division commander, said that the recent death of five rebels will serve as a warning to the NPA remnants that they will suffer the same fate if they continue to refuse to surrender.
https://visayandailystar.com/rebel-family-perishes-in-gunbattle/
An alleged ranking leader of the New People’s Army and two rebel amazons who are reportedly his wife and daughter, were all killed in an early morning gunbattle yesterday at Canlaon City, in Negros Oriental.
Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, disclosed that 62nd Infantry Battalion soldiers were conducting combat operations in the hinterlands of Brgy, Macagahay in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, when they were informed on the presence of a group of armed rebels in Sitio Natuling, Brgy. Budlasan, Canlaon City.
While approaching the targeted area, Pasaporte said that Army soldiers were fired upon by rebels, triggering a gunbattle that lasted about 10 minutes.
He reported that the fleeing rebels left behind their three slain comrades at the encounter site.
The 62nd Infantry Battalion identified the slain rebels as Ernie Jacolbe, alias Frezy, 40, vice commander of Section Guerilla Unit of Central Negros (Front 1), and rebel amazons, Cristina Jacolbe, 42, alias Chave, finance officer of CN 1 under the supervision of Komiteng Rehiyonal Negros/Cebu/Bohol/Siquijor, and Everly Kay Jacolbe, 18, alias Kay, also a member of CN 1.
Based on initial information, Pasaporte said the slain rebels belong to one family.
Cristina and Everly Kee were reported as wife and daughter of Jacolbe, respectively.
Aside from discovery of three slain rebels at the encounter, Pasaporte said that 62IB troopers also recovered a KG9 automatic pistol with a magazine containing ammunition, two .45 caliber pistols, a .38 caliber revolver and assorted ammunition, subversive documents and personal belongings.
The encounter took place a week after a suspected NPA combatant identified as Pompeo Landesa, also affiliated with KR NCBS Central Negros 1, died in an encounter with 62IB soldiers in Brgy. Sandayao, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental.
Also recovered from the encounter site were a KG9 automatic pistol with a magazine containing ammunition, a .357 Magnum revolver with three ammunition, fragmentation grenade, two small solar panels and battery, personal belongings and subversive NPA documents.
This brings to eight the number of NPA combatants killed in armed clashes with Army soldiers in central Negros over the past three weeks.
In a statement, the 62IB said that the three slain rebels primarily responsible in facilitating NPA extortion activities in the hinterlands of Canlaon City, La Castellana and Moises Padilla in Negros Occidental, and are allegedly involved in rebel atrocities perpetrated in Brgys. Macagahay and Quintin Remo, all in Moises Padilla, in 2018 and 2019, respectively.
Prior to their deaths, the three Jacolbes had been regularly encouraged by their former comrades to abandon the armed struggle. Instead of heeding their call, the 62IB claimed they even threatened and harassed families of former rebels in Canlaon City.
Pasaporte said they consider the two NPA guerilla fronts in central Negros as “weakened,” as many of their members died in recent gunbattles while others surrendered due to pressure exerted by government forces.
Last month, 19 rebel combatants in central Negros surrendered to the 94th Infantry Battalion.
In a statement, Maj. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, 3rd Infantry Division commander, said that the recent death of five rebels will serve as a warning to the NPA remnants that they will suffer the same fate if they continue to refuse to surrender.
https://visayandailystar.com/rebel-family-perishes-in-gunbattle/
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