Arrest warrant served vs NPA member

 From the Manila Times (Feb 19, 2023): Arrest warrant served vs NPA member

CAMP MELCHOR F DELA CRUZ, Upi, Gamu, Isabela: A warrant of arrest was served against a member of the New People's Army (NPA) at the 5th Infantry Division (5ID) Camp Melchor F. Dela Cruz Station Hospital here. 

According to Capt. Rigor Pamittan, 5ID Public Affairs Office chief, Yusida Orion alias Brown was charged with three counts of attempted murder based on the warrant of arrest issued by Judge Isaac de Alban of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 16, in Ilagan City. 

Pamittan said Orion is allowed to post bail amounting to P120,000 for each of the criminal cases. 

It was the San Mariano town police who served the warrant to Orion on February 15. 

According to police, Orion was also a member of the Kabataan Makabayan, tagged by authorities as an underground youth organization, while studying at the De La Salle University. 

He became a regular armed member of the NPA-Benito Tesorio Command in 2015 in Isabela. 

In 2018, he was then assigned as squad leader of Komiteng Larangan Guerilla Quirino-Nueva Vizcaya and became the secretary of the Regional Sentro de Gravidad, Komiteng Rehiyon-Cagayan Valley until it was dismantled in 2022. 

Pamittan said Orion was abandoned by his comrades after a firefight in Baggao town in Cagayan province which led to his surrender to the military. He said further investigation into Orion's person revealed that he has a standing warrant of arrest issued on June 5, 2022. Pamittan said Orion is still confined at the Camp Melchor F. Dela Cruz Station Hospital for medical treatment.

https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/02/19/news/regions/arrest-warrant-served-vs-npa-member/1879297