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| Top Maoist leader nabbed in Surigao del Norte |
| 2016-06-09 |
| [Manila Times] A top communist insurgent leader in Surigao del Norte and two others were captured by Philippine security forces on Monday afternoon during a pursuit operation in a remote village in Claver town. Police spokesman Michael Lozada identified the arrested New People's Army leader as Jonathan Cadaan Peñaflor alias "Jojo Peñaflor." The spokesman said Peñaflor was captured by a joint security team during a manhunt operation in the town. Lozada said that Peñaflor, along with two others, identified as Lurkan and Albert, were captured when government forces swooped down on Peñaflor's rented home. He said Peñaflor was the commanding officer of the Sangay sa Partido Platoon 21C, Guerilla Front Committee 21 of the North Eastern Mindanao Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines-NPA. Lozada said the suspect had been under surveillance for a year, and they received information a week ago that he was in Claver town before he was taken into custody. He said the raiding team reported that Peñaflor, who had been linked to several rebel atrocities in the region, did not resist arrest. Peñaflor’s arrest comes a few days after security forces captured two high profile NPA leaders during an operation by police and military forces in Butuan City in Agusan del Sur. Arrested there were Rodolfo Bungolto alias Itom/Loloy, Danilo Acania, Jek-jek Borja and Tata Borja, alias Anatalio Pison. Bungolto is the commanding officer of the Militia ng Bayan and team leader of Guerilla Front Committee 4A Sparu unit, while Acania is the former deputy secretary of GFC 4A and commanding officer of the Policard NPA platoon. |
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