SAN PEDRO CITY, Philippines – The New People’s Army (NPA) rebel killed in Thursday’s encounter with the military was an undergraduate student of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), his colleagues said. The fatality was identified as John Carlo Capistrano Alberto, an undergraduate student of the College of Veterinary Medicine. ADVERTISEMENTAlberto, who entered UPLB in 2013, was a graduate of the Pandan School for Arts and Technology in Pandan, a fourth class and remote town in Catanduanes province. His fellow students, who knew Alberto personally but declined to be named for security reasons, said he joined the NPA last month. The rebels said the dam will affect the livelihood and eventually displace the indigenous communities affected by the government’s dam project.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 14, 2019 15:33 UTC