NPA Officer nabbed in Surigao Sur - Army
MANILA, Philippines -- An alleged officer of the New People’s Army
was arrested by authorities in Lianga, Surigao del Sur Wednesday, the
Army reported belatedly.
A statement released by the 4th Infantry Division said Hermes
Domandan, alias Teddy Bagger, alleged team leader of the Sandatahang
Yunit Pangpropaganda and political and finance officer of Platoon 8,
Guerilla Front 19B, Northeastern Mindanao Regional Committee, was
arrested in Barangay Diatago.
He was the subject of a warrant of arrest for rebellion issued by the
Executive Judge of Branch 28 Regional Trial Court Lianga Alfredo Jalad.
Seized from Domandan were a hand grenade, three cell phones, a memory card, chargers and P9,760 cash.
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| May 4, 2012 | Article Link
Driver in Compostela Valley yields 'NPA' landmines
MANILA, Philippines - Police and military authorities
intercepted and arrested a 35-year-old truck driver caught transporting
several improvised landmines in Pantukan, Compostela Valley.
Oliver Balusan, a resident of Bislig City, was intercepted
and apprehended at around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday at a checkpoint along
the National Highway Townsiye, Barangay Kingking.
Balusan yielded 12 pieces of improvised landmines (7.5
inches in diameter) and other suspected incendiary devices found in his
white Fuso dump truck.
In a statement, Lt. Col. Jerry Borja, Commander of the 71st Infantry
Battalion, said “based on the kind and make of these landmines, there
is no doubt that they are owned by the "Organized Crime Group-New
People’s Army (OCG-NPA)."
Accordingly, these landmines are bigger than the ones used in Libay-libay, Maco landmine attack.
Borja said a piece of these landmines has a killing radius
of 50 meters, if three are combined, anyone within five meters can be
killed by its blast alone even without the shrapnel. If all 12 are
combined, it can easily collapse a "two-story building.”
The confiscated items were brought to Pantukan Police Station for proper handling and disposition.
Brig. Gen. Ariel Bernardo, Commander of Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry Division, said the use of landmines is a violation of international law.
“The use of landmines is a violation of the provisions of
CARHRIHL specifically Part III, Article 2, Paragraph 15. We condemn to
the highest degree the NPA’s continued use of these banned landmines,”
Bernardo said.
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| May 4, 2012 | Article Link
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