COLONEL Oscar Lactao, commander of the Philippine Army's 303rd
Brigade in Bacolod, cautioned village officials who get involved in the
rebel movement.
This came after a rebel who was slain in a recent encounter with the
Army turned out to be a president of a sitio in a city in northern
Negros.
Lactao said he was surprised to know that the slain rebel identified
as Edgar Saguirre Lopez was a purok president in Barangay Jonob Jonob,
Escalante City.
He said Lopez was hit by gunfire from government troopers in the encounter that took place in the area recently.
He added that according to Army informants, three other rebels were wounded in that encounter.
Government troops also recovered after the clash a communist flag,
subversive documents and combat packs containing personal belongings and
empty shells of assorted high-powered firearms.
Lactao then reminded government officials that they have sworn
allegiance to the Philippine flag, thus they are expected to uphold the
law of the country.
He urged the officials to end their involvement with the rebel
movement, saying that in a firefight, bullets from guns of government
forces do not recognize whether one is a barangay official or not.
He said the barangay officials should be the first to uphold the law.
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