Monday, March 7, 2016

Negros Occidental police task group spearheads ongoing probe on Candoni ambush

From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 7): Negros Occidental police task group spearheads ongoing probe on Candoni ambush

The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) has created a special investigation task group (SITG) that is gathering evidence for the filing of cases against the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels that staged an ambush in Cauayan town on February 18.

The SITG was formed upon the directive of Senior Superintendent William SeƱoron, acting NOCPPO director.

Superintendent Willy Diel, chief of NOCPPO Police Community Relations Branch, said Sunday the task group is gathering evidence against the NPA rebels for the filing of cases to bring justice to the victims and their families.

The SITG is composed of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Negros Occidental, National Support Unit, NOCPPO Provincial Crime Laboratory, NOCPPO Investigation Branch, and Candoni Municipal Police Station.

On the night of February 18, about 30 rebels fired upon six Candoni policemen at the boundary of Barangays Caningay and Poblacion East while they were on their way back to the station after responding to a stabbing incident.

The casualties were Police Officer 3 Joeharry Peralta, 38, and PO1 Henry Pacheco, 30.

Both Peralta and Pacheco were buried with full police honors on February 27.

Injured were PO2 Jay Arroyo, 44, and PO1 Modesto Bina, 36, and a civilian identified as Rey Duales. Senior Police Office 4 Boyd Mate, 43, of Bacolod City, and PO1 Charlemagne Caballero, 40, of Candoni were unharmed.

Four days after the attack, the NPA Southwest Negros Guerilla Front under the Armando Sumayang Jr. Command claimed responsibility for the ambush.

Diel said that even if the rebels owned up to the atrocity, the police still need enough evidence that can stand in court.

Personnel from the NOCPPO and Regional Public Safety Battalion-18 have augmented security in Candoni after the ambush.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=863919

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