ZAMBOANGA CITY: Two senior communist rebel leaders were reported missing in North Cotabato and believed abducted by the military, Marcella Arsenio, a spokesman for the New People’s Army (NPA) said. He said Lora Manipis, also known as Ka Al, and her husband Jerual Domingo, alias Ka Jamjam, had been missing since February 24, but the rebel group only reported on Monday. Arsenio said the couple also served as peace talks consultants for the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), the political wing of the rebel group. “We condemn the couple’s forced disappearance, the unbridled violation of their rights and the reactionary government and military’s refusal to surface them,” Arsenio said. “We fear that Manipis and Domingo may have already been executed by intelligence and military operatives, or are suffering from intense torture and other violations of international humanitarian law,” Arsenio added.

Source: Manila Times April 09, 2018 16:07 UTC