[Davao Today] A New People’s Army ​l​eader ​being ​treated in a hospital at Don Carlos town in Bukidnon ​was arrested ​on Saturday, the Philippine military reported. Military spokesman Ezra Balagtey identified the NPA leader as Elizalde Cañete alias Ka Jinggoy.Cañete was arrested on May 12 while he was ​recovering after being injured in a clash with soldiers in Kitaotao, Bukidnon on ​May 10.
Balagtey said ​military ​and police forces served an arrest warrant against Cañete, who is facing charges of multiple murder and arson.
Balagtey said Cañete was first arrested in 2010 in a clash in Montevista, Compostela Valley and was later released on bail in 2013.
The ​​military reported that Cañete replaced the late Leoncio Pitao also known as Comannder Parago as leader of the Pulang Bagani Command 1 of the NPA that operates in the region between Bukidnon, Davao del Norte and the mountainous parts of Davao City.
| Photo of the militant in his hospital bed from the Philippines Defense Forces Forum Facebook page at the link. Looks like he's seen better days. |
| He looks dreadfully uncomfortable. Let us pray for sepsis. |