From the Visayan Daily Star (Aug 10, 2023): Rebels kill 2 civilians to set up ambush (By GILBERT P. BAYORAN)
Volunteers carry the cadavers of two civilians killed by NPA rebels on Aug. 9 in Sitio Icogan, Brgy. Minapasuk, Calatrava, Negros Occidental.* 79IB photo
Two civilians were summarily executed by suspected New People’s Army rebels on August 9 in Sitio Icogan, Brgy. Minapasuk, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, before they staged an ambush on responding policemen.
Killed by about seven NPA members were Felix Resutai and his nephew, Eliseo Mahilum. Both succumbed to gunshot injuries in the head, according to Ruden Resutai, the son of Felix.
Ruden Resutai and Mercidita Zamora, the live in partner of Felix for three years, who were spared by the armed suspects, said the victims were tagged by the armed men as “intel” (intelligence assets) of the military.
Both victims were killed in front of Ruden and Zamora, who claimed that rebels also fired their guns in front of them.
Ruden debunked claims that his father was a military “intel”.
He also disclosed that he had been warned by the armed men not to follow the footsteps of his father, as they will return to kill some more.
The 79th Infantry Battalion and Police Regional condemned the barbaric act of communist rebels of killing of two innocent civilians in front of their family members.
Lt. Col. Arnel Calaoagan, 79IB commander, in a statement said the killing of unarmed civilians is a clear violation of International Humanitarian Law.
Calaoagan assured the people of northern Negros that they will relentlessly hunt the suspects, to serve justice for the victims of their senseless killings.
Members of the Calatrava Police Station, who were responding to the killings of two civilians were then ambushed by NPA members in the same barangay.
Killed was PCpl. Jaime Nuñez, while injured were PCapt. Jesus Alba, deputy police chief of Calatrava, and PCpl. Dennis Nasis.
Initial police investigations indicated that an improvised landmine exploded and hit the patrol vehicle of Calatrava Police Station, leading to the injuries of three policemen on board the vehicle.
Alba, along with several other policemen on board the Calatrava police patrol vehicle, said some of them managed to disembark the vehicle and engage the rebels in a firefight.
Nuñez died on the spot, according to the police.
Alba was declared as outpatient, after treatment of his minor injuries, while Nasis is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bacolod City.*
https://visayandailystar.com/rebels-kill-2-civilians-to-set-up-ambush/
Two civilians were summarily executed by suspected New People’s Army rebels on August 9 in Sitio Icogan, Brgy. Minapasuk, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, before they staged an ambush on responding policemen.
Killed by about seven NPA members were Felix Resutai and his nephew, Eliseo Mahilum. Both succumbed to gunshot injuries in the head, according to Ruden Resutai, the son of Felix.
Ruden Resutai and Mercidita Zamora, the live in partner of Felix for three years, who were spared by the armed suspects, said the victims were tagged by the armed men as “intel” (intelligence assets) of the military.
Both victims were killed in front of Ruden and Zamora, who claimed that rebels also fired their guns in front of them.
Ruden debunked claims that his father was a military “intel”.
He also disclosed that he had been warned by the armed men not to follow the footsteps of his father, as they will return to kill some more.
The 79th Infantry Battalion and Police Regional condemned the barbaric act of communist rebels of killing of two innocent civilians in front of their family members.
Lt. Col. Arnel Calaoagan, 79IB commander, in a statement said the killing of unarmed civilians is a clear violation of International Humanitarian Law.
Calaoagan assured the people of northern Negros that they will relentlessly hunt the suspects, to serve justice for the victims of their senseless killings.
Members of the Calatrava Police Station, who were responding to the killings of two civilians were then ambushed by NPA members in the same barangay.
Killed was PCpl. Jaime Nuñez, while injured were PCapt. Jesus Alba, deputy police chief of Calatrava, and PCpl. Dennis Nasis.
Initial police investigations indicated that an improvised landmine exploded and hit the patrol vehicle of Calatrava Police Station, leading to the injuries of three policemen on board the vehicle.
Alba, along with several other policemen on board the Calatrava police patrol vehicle, said some of them managed to disembark the vehicle and engage the rebels in a firefight.
Nuñez died on the spot, according to the police.
Alba was declared as outpatient, after treatment of his minor injuries, while Nasis is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bacolod City.*
https://visayandailystar.com/rebels-kill-2-civilians-to-set-up-ambush/
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