NPA rebels terrorize civilian village in Davao del Sur
By Mario J. Mallari 11/13/2010Communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels last Wednesday terrorized a civilian community in Davao del Sur province, taking residents as hostages after disarming government militiamen and carted away valuables of local residents, belated reports reaching Camp Aguinaldo showed yesterday.
Lt. Col. Medel Aguilar, Army 10th Infantry Division (ID) public affairs chief, said fully-armed NPA members, led by a certain Bobo Fernandez of the NPA’s Guerrilla Front 72, started harassing members of the civilian volunteer organization (CVO) operating in Sitio Labidangan, Barangay Upper Bala in Magsaysay town around 5 a.m.
“The rebels carted away four homemade shot guns, one caliber .357 revolver, and divested some of the residents of their personal cellphones,” said Aguilar.
Aguilar also said that the NPA band initially held several civilians as captives before retreating toward Mount Maponges also in Barangay Upper Bala.
“Before leaving, the NPA rebels threatened the civilians not to report the incident to the military or the police and to the media,” said Aguilar..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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