The military on Wednesday accused communist rebels in Mindanao of violating, for the second time, their own declared cease-fire with the killing of a militiaman in Agusan del Sur. It was also the second alleged violation of the New People’s Army (NPA) since the government implemented its nationwide unilateral Suspension of Military Offensives (SOMO).
Col. Ronald Albano, commander of the 402nd Infantry Brigade, identified the victim as Luis G. Dejado, 19, a member of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) Active Auxiliary or CAA, a resident of Km 41, Barangay Binacalan, San Luis, Agusan del Sur. “Dejado was unarmed when mercilessly shot by the NPAs [in] different parts of his body that caused his instantaneous death,” Albano said. He said Dejado was shot dead on December 17 by members of Guerilla Front 88 of North Central Mindanao Regional Committee in Sitio Bagnot, Barangay Lydia, La Paz, Agusan del. “The victim was caught in a checkpoint of 10 fully armed NPAs under an unidentified leader and was shot to death using an M14 rifle after knowing that he is a CAA of Philippine Army,” Albano said.
The National Democratic Front (NDF) in Mindanao had earlier declared a 29-day unilateral cease-fire with the government in typhoon-stricken areas that started on December 5. Last week, however, communist rebels tried but failed to kill a soldier in Talaingod, Davao del Norte. On December 15, the military declared a unilateral SOMO against the NPA. But on Monday, alleged rebels ambushed a group of soldiers that resulted in the killing of one in Iloilo.
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