AFP gives P22M to informants in capture, deaths of Abu Sayyaf and NPA leaders

From InterAksyon (Dec 12): AFP gives P22M to informants in capture, deaths of Abu Sayyaf and NPA leaders



AFP deputy chief for intelligence, Maj. Gen. Francisco Cruz Jr., shakes the hand of an informant after handing over a bundle of cash as Maj. Gen. Rolando Tenefrancia, chief of the AFP Civil Relations Service, looks on.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines gave out P22 million to eight informants who led to the deaths or arrests of top leaders of the Abu Sayyaf Group and the communist rebel movement. The rewards were handed out by Major General Francisco Cruz Jr., deputy chief of staff for intelligence, and Major General Rolando Tenefrancia, commanding general of the AFP Civil Relations Service.

Colonel Arnulfo Burgos, AFP spokesman, said among those the informants helped bag was Abu Sayyaf leader Ghumbahali Jumdail, alias Dr. Abu, who was among 15 members of the extremist group killed in an air strike in Parang, Sulu last February. Jumdail had a bounty of P7.4 million from the government.

Other Abu Sayyaf members killed or arrested through the help of the informants were Suhud Tanadjalin (killed, P3.3-million reward), Usman Said, alias Kaiser Said (killed, P1.2 million); Imbo Bayani alias Sahibul Jamaani (killed), Harun Jaljalis (killed), Assan/Bin Laden alias Abu Usama (captured), Burrong Rasul Barro alias Abu Mohammad (arrested), Rommel Abbas alias Abu Nick (arrested), and Samsudin Musa alias Musa (arrested), who each had bounties of P350,000.

Informants also helped in the arrest of alleged communist rebel leaders Allan Jazmines (P5.6-million reward), Robertson Anchez alias Stanley/Felimon (killed) and Edgardo Sevilla alias Palong/Diego (arrested), who each had a P1.2 million reward for cases of murder, robbery in band, and multiple frustrated murder.

The rewards system, facilitated by the National Joint Reward Valuation Committee of the AFP and the Philippine National Police, seeks to encourage civilians to provide the government with information leading to the arrest of wanted personalities. The reward system for the Abu Sayyaf was activated on June 12, 2001, that for communist rebels on June 30, 2006.

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