NPA in Negros executes govt spies

The Manila Times (Jun 9, 2023): NPA in Negros executes govt spies (By Eugene Y. Adiong)

BACOLOD CITY: The New People's Army (NPA) in Negros is taking action against civilians suspected of being military informants.

This move came after the communist armed group suffered defeats in recent gunbattles with Philippine Army soldiers in the hinterlands of Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, that claimed the lives of its key leaders.

In a statement, Dionesio Magbuelas, spokesman for Mt. Cansermon Command of the NPA's South Central Negros Guerilla Front, known as Central Negros 2, admitted that it has implemented the death penalty against Michael "Kulot" Soledad on June 2, 2023, in Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City.

Magbuelas said Soledad played a big role in a raid conducted by Army soldiers against their unit on March 1 in Sitio Canagban, Barangay Carabalan that claimed the lives of four of their comrades he identified through their aliases as Ka Jemon, Ka Sardo, Ka Andre and Ka Jeloy.

He reported that Soledad, who used to be a resident of Sitio Canagban, transferred to Barangay Carabalan proper, after the raid.

Initial investigation conducted by the Himamaylan police showed that the victim was on a drinking spree with his friends when an unidentified person arrived and talked to his wife.

The suspect later approached the victim and shot him in the head without any provocation.

He was declared dead at the Valeriano Gatuslao Memorial District Hospital in Himamaylan City, according to the police.

Magbuelas said they also executed Regie Soledad, a first cousin of Michael Soledad, on April 19, 2023, who also allegedly participated in the conduct of the raid against their unit on March 1.

He added that Regie also served as an informant of the 94th Infantry Battalion (94IB) of the Philippine Army.

Magbuelas said they were responsible for the summary execution of Raul Enmacino on May 25, 2023 in Sitio Colihao, Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City.

He alleged that Enmacino were among the suspects in the killing of two NPA members on April 1 last year, when Elbert Nicholas Quillano, alias Carding, and Jessa "Ka Clea" Quillano, were both staying at his residence when the incident took place.

Military records showed that Quillano, a platoon leader of the Central Negros 2, and his wife, Jessa, a medical officer of the same unit, died in an encounter with the 94IB.

The Army's 303rd Infantry Brigade condemned the NPA for killing innocent civilians on mere suspicions of being military informants.

It strongly denied the claims that the three slain civilians were military spies.

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