Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Another top NPA leader falls in Negros Occ.

From the Manila Bulletin (Apr 2, 2019): Another top NPA leader falls in Negros Occ.

While all eyes are in the killing of 14 people in Negros Oriental, another top leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) has been arrested in the neighboring province of Negros Occidental.



(MANILA BULLETIN)

The Philippine Army’s (PA) 303rd Infantry Brigade (303 IB) reported that Abraham Villanueva, also known as “Tikboy” and “Gamay”, was arrested late Monday night by joint forces of army and Philippine National Police (PNP) in Kabankalan City.

Villanueva is said to be secretary of Negros Southwest Front of the NPA that operates in Candoni-Hinoba-an-Ilog, Cauayan-Kabankalan-Sipalay or more commonly known as CHICKS area.


Villanueva’s arrest came more than a week after another top Negros NPA leader Frank Fernandez was nabbed in Laguna province.

Besides Villanueva, the joint forces of the PA’s 15th Infantry Battalion (15 IB), the PNP’s 604th Regional Mobile Force Company and the Kabankalan City PNP also arrested Rona Magbanua Jomar Villarojo.In a Tuesday morning follow-up operation, troops of 15 IB had a 20-minute firefight with NPA rebels in Tampalon village.

After the NPA rebels withdrew, the government troops recovered an M16 rifle with magazine and ammunition. They also recovered other kinds of ammunition, a mobile phone, transistor radios, and subversive documents.

https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/04/02/another-top-npa-leader-falls-in-negros-occ/

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