LUCENA CITY – An alleged member of the Special Partisan Unit (Sparu) of the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels was killed in a clash with policemen manning a checkpoint in Pangil town in Laguna province Wednesday afternoon, the military reported Thursday. ADVERTISEMENTReport said policemen at the checkpoint flagged down a red Daihatsu vehicle carrying the rebels. The others arrested were identified as Luis Alano Jr., 44; Shirley Martinez, 47; Felicidad Villegas, 60; and Cristy Lacuarta, 30. The police said they recovered two .45 caliber guns, a rifle, and asub-machine gun with several bullets, two hand grenades and communist documents from the captured rebels. The captured rebels are now under the custody of the police Regional Force Mobile Battalion 4-A (RFMB4A) while the seized war materials andrecovered documents were brought to police regional headquarters for proper disposition.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 03, 2018 04:18 UTC