CITY OF SAN FERNANDO— Government troops captured three suspected
Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) leaders in Central Luzon and
three New People’s Army (NPA) rebels after a clash in Sta. Rosa, Nueva
Ecija, on Wednesday, the military reported on Thursday.
The gunfight in Barangay Sto. Niño in Sta. Rosa led to the arrest of
Efren Delalamon, Carla Ramos Bautista and Andres Lapuz Ely, reported to
be all CPP regional leaders, and John Michael Ilito, Felix Sarabia and
Ambrosio Ilito, according to a report from the Army’s 7th Infantry
Division based in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija.
The report did not state the positions held by Delalamon and Ely, who
went by the aliases Baste and Marco, respectively. Delalamon was
wounded in the arm during the clash.
Bautista, alias Joy, was identified as political instructor of the
CPP’s Central Luzon regional committee while Ely was the party finance
committee head.
“It’s too early to ascertain the impact of their arrest on the
communist rebel movement,” said Lt. Gen. Anthony Alcantara, chief of the
military’s Northern Luzon Command.
The six suspected rebels surrendered when soldiers and policemen
cornered them after the clash, said Col. Hilario Vicente Lagnada,
commander of the 56th Infantry Battalion.
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Tonette Orejas | Inquirer Central Luzon | April 2, 2012 | Article Link
