Top NPA leader, 3 others killed in Misamis Oriental encounter
Credit to Author: CRIS DIAZ| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 04:40:30 +0000
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A top commander of the New People’s Army (NPA) and three others were killed in a firefight with state forces in the hinterlands of Talisayan, Misamis Oriental, the military reported on Monday.
Lt. Col. Roy Derilo, commander of the army’s 58th Infantry Battalion, identified the rebel commander as Almonte Lindayao, 36, of Claveria, Misamis Oriental.
He said that aside from Lindayao, three other communist rebels were killed in the encounter, which took place in Macopa, a remote village in Talisayan on Saturday.
The military encountered about 30 NPA rebels who were reportedly distributing “permit to win” campaign for candidates in the midterm election in May this year, Derilo said.
He said that the military has turned over the remains of Lindayao to his family while the other casualties were turned over to the local government of Talisayan for the relatives to claim. He did not identify the other casualties.
Derilo said the military recovered five firearms, several backpacks, subversive documents, and personal belongings from the scene of the encounter.
Derilo also appealed to the NPA rebels to bring down the wounded so that they could undergo adequate medical treatment.
“I am appealing to the NPA rebels to bring down the wounded because they need adequate treatment. There is nothing to fear because saving the life is very important,” Derilo said.
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