CAMP GENERAL EMILIO AGUINALDO, Quezon City – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff, General Emmanuel T. Bautista presented today the 7 high-powered firearms, explosives, and subversive documents recovered from arrested members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Pagbilao, Quezon.
In a press conference held at the Souther Luzon Command in Camp Nakar, Lucena City, General Bautista along with high-ranking officers from the AFP presented to the media four M-16 rifles; two M-14 rifles; one M203; explosives (grenades), ammunitions, voluminous subversive documents and paraphernalia collaborating to the rebels’ activities in the communist armed movement. These firearms were recovered from three NPA members in a peaceful arrest held Sunday in Pagbilao, Quezon.
Last Sunday, May 5, the combined security forces from the 1st special forces battalion and the Pagbilao Municipal Police office led by Capt. Ferdinand Mopal conducted pursuit operations against armed men reportedly extorting from political candidates and planning to conduct ambush and checkpoint against target individuals.
The group was believed to be under Alexander P. Mendoza alias “Baylon” or “Daniel” of the New People’s Army.
Acting on the information provided by civilian informants, the government security forces met up with the rebels in a house allegedly frequented by suspicious armed individuals belonging to the group of Mendoza who have been threatening political candidates to give in to their permit to campaign and permit to win demands during this election period.
No firefight transpired during the arrest of Elmer Ramilo Brinas, Rommel Ramos Torres, and Rosalie Pundador Castillanes.
One of the arrested individuals, Elmer Ramilo Brinas has a standing warrant of arrest for multiple frustrated murder at Regional Trial Court branch 65 in Infanta, Quezon.
At present, said individuals are under the custody of PNP in Pagbilao, Quezon awaiting final resolution of the fiscal’s office on different criminal charges, violation of revised penal code and COMELEC resolution and eventual commitment to the provincial jail.
They are all in good physical and mental condition after medical examination was conducted upon them. We assure you that they will be accorded with due process of law and their human rights will be respected and observed as well.
The operation was a deliberate operation conducted by joint government security forces based on verified information given by the populace. This is a concrete example of the love and patriotism that our people have for our nation.
The AFP extends its sincere gratitude to the civilians who informed authorities about the presence of armed groups plotting for extortion and terroristic activities. With this, the Leadership calls on our people to continue reporting to government authorities the presence of these armed groups to prevent and put a stop to any NPA roadblock or illegal activities against our people. This is all in line with the AFP’s campaign in achieving lasting peace and stability through the whole-of-nation and multi-stakeholder approach of the IPSP Bayanihan.
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