The New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros is on a rampage against civilians suspected as military informants, the 94th Infantry Battalion said.
This comes after suffering defeats in recent gunbattles with Army soldiers in the hinterlands of Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, that claimed the lives of its key leaders, the 94th IB statement posted on its Facebook page Thursday said.
It said Ka Dionesio Magbuelas, spokesman of Mt. Cansermon Command of the NPA’s South Central Negros Guerilla Front, known as Central Negros 2, in a statement admitted that it had implemented death penalty against Michael “Kulot” Soledad in Brgy. Carabalan, Himamaylan City on June 2.
Magbuelas claimed that Soledad played a big role in the raid conducted by Army soldiers against their unit on March 1 in Sitio Canagban, Brgy. Carabalan, Himamaylan City, that claimed the lives of four of their comrades identified through their aliases as Ka Jemon, Ka Sardo, Ka Andre, and Ka Jeloy, the 94th IB said.
The 94th IB added that Magbuelas also said that they executed Regie Soledad, a first cousin of Michael Soledad, on April 19, who also allegedly participated in the conduct of the raid against their unit on March 1.
Magbuelas had also claimed responsibility for the summary execution of Raul Enmacino on May 25 in Sitio Colihao, Brgy. Buenavista, Himamaylan City.
He alleged that Enmacino was among the suspects in the killing of two NPA members on April 1 last year.
The Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade condemned the NPA for killing innocent civilians on mere suspicions of being military informants.
It strongly denied the claims that the three slain civilians were military spies.*