From the Sun Star-Zamboanga (Aug 9, 2023): NPA rebel killed in clash in Zambo Norte
ZAMBOANGA. Troops of the 53rd Infantry Battalion retrieve the remains of a New People’s Army (NPA) rebel, Edwin Gulane, who was killed in a clash in New Rizal, a remote village Sergio Osmeña town, Zamboanga del Norte, on Wednesday, August 9. Gulane’s remains was abandoned by his comrades, who scampered to different directions. (SunStar Zamboanga)
A NEW People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in a clash with government troops in a remote village in Zamboanga del Norte, a top military official said Wednesday, August 9.
Brigadier General Elmer Suderio, commander of the 102nd Infantry Brigade, said killed in the clash was Edwin Gulane also known in the NPA’s Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee as Ka Joffer or Ka Imon.
Suderio said the clash broke out Wednesday morning, August 9, in New Rizal village, Sergio Osmeña, Zamboanga del Norte.
Suderio said the clash, which lasted for about 10 minutes, ensued after the 53rd Infantry Battalion deployed troops to verify the information given them by Jeffrey Ceñara, the village chairperson of Saad, Dumingag, Zamboanga del Norte, an adjacent community of New Rizal.
Suderio said that Gulane’s (not Ceñara’s as earlier reported) remains was abandoned by his comrades who fled to different directions. There was no casualty on the government side.
He said the troops also recovered at the clash site a caliber .45 pistol with a magazine, ammunitions, and personal belongings of the NPA rebels.
“The tip-off alerted authorities to the presence of armed individuals roaming the hinterlands near local residences,” he said.
The military official expressed his gratitude to the residents who continue to collaborate with law enforcement agencies, thus contributing to the preservation of peace within their community.
Suderio said they are undertaking the necessary preparations to ensure the dignified return of the remains of Gulane to his family.
"I extend my call to the remaining rebels that it’s not too late to return to the folds of the law and this is the best time to return to the mainstream of the society as the government is offering various programs for our former rebels who decided to live peacefully,” Suderio added.
He said this development aligns with the significant weakening of the Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee (WMPRC), where six of its seven guerilla fronts have been dismantled in recent years.
https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1969283/zamboanga/local-news/npa-rebel-killed-in-clash-in-zambo-norte
A NEW People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in a clash with government troops in a remote village in Zamboanga del Norte, a top military official said Wednesday, August 9.
Brigadier General Elmer Suderio, commander of the 102nd Infantry Brigade, said killed in the clash was Edwin Gulane also known in the NPA’s Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee as Ka Joffer or Ka Imon.
Suderio said the clash broke out Wednesday morning, August 9, in New Rizal village, Sergio Osmeña, Zamboanga del Norte.
Suderio said the clash, which lasted for about 10 minutes, ensued after the 53rd Infantry Battalion deployed troops to verify the information given them by Jeffrey Ceñara, the village chairperson of Saad, Dumingag, Zamboanga del Norte, an adjacent community of New Rizal.
Suderio said that Gulane’s (not Ceñara’s as earlier reported) remains was abandoned by his comrades who fled to different directions. There was no casualty on the government side.
He said the troops also recovered at the clash site a caliber .45 pistol with a magazine, ammunitions, and personal belongings of the NPA rebels.
“The tip-off alerted authorities to the presence of armed individuals roaming the hinterlands near local residences,” he said.
The military official expressed his gratitude to the residents who continue to collaborate with law enforcement agencies, thus contributing to the preservation of peace within their community.
Suderio said they are undertaking the necessary preparations to ensure the dignified return of the remains of Gulane to his family.
"I extend my call to the remaining rebels that it’s not too late to return to the folds of the law and this is the best time to return to the mainstream of the society as the government is offering various programs for our former rebels who decided to live peacefully,” Suderio added.
He said this development aligns with the significant weakening of the Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee (WMPRC), where six of its seven guerilla fronts have been dismantled in recent years.
https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1969283/zamboanga/local-news/npa-rebel-killed-in-clash-in-zambo-norte
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