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END OF THE LINE. The body of slain New People's Army leader, Menandro Villanueva, is now with his children. The children traveled from Cavite to Mabini de Oro, where the most wanted rebel commander was killed in an encounter on Jan. 5, 2022. (PNA file photo) DAVAO CITY - The remains of New People's Army (NPA) leader Menandro Villanueva (alias Bok), killed in an encounter with government troops in Mabini, Davao de Oro on January 5, have been claimed by his family. Villanueva's body was taken by his children who flew in from Cavite two days after his death, Capt. Robert Escalona, Civil-Military Officer of the 1001st Infantry Brigade, said in an online interview over John Paul Seniel Reports. "They said they heard the news about his death and they decided to go to Davao de Oro to make sure if it is really their father," he said. At the funeral parlor, the children identified that it was indeed their father whom they have not seen for two decades. One said she was onl
Noel "Ka Efren"Legaspi, former CPP-NPA cadre and former spokesperson of the NPA's Far South Mindanao Regional Revolutionary Committee. (File photo) MANILA - A former cadre of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) said the neutralization of Menandro "Ka Bok" Villanueva is long overdue and has long been wanted, most especially by the people he terrorized. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Noel "Ka Efren" Legaspi refuted the claim of Marco Valbuena's CPP information bureau that Villanueva dedicated his life to the oppressed masses. "It is not true that all Ka Bok's life was dedicated to the cause of the oppressed and exploited masses, but rather to the terroristic cause of the CPP-NPA-NDF which is the violent overthrow of our duly constituted government," Legaspi said. Legaspi served as deputy secretary of the CPP Far South Mindanao Regional Committee and long-time spokesperson of the National Democrati
TURNED OVER. Photo shows the handgun with live ammunition and hand grenade surrendered by a former member of the communist terrorist group in Nueva Ecija on Friday (Jan. 14, 2022). The surrenderer operated under the remnants of the rebel group's Komiteng Larangang Guerilla-Sierra Madre. (Photo courtesy of the Army's 91IB) BALER, Aurora - A former member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) surrendered to government troops in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija on Friday. Lt. Col. Reandrew P. Rubio, commanding officer of the 91st Infantry "Sinagtala" Battalion, Philippine Army, said the surrender of Ronie Cortel was the result of the joint efforts of the Alpha Company of the 91IB, 7th Infantry Division; 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company (1PMFC) of Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO); other security forces and the local officials of the town's Barangay Tugatog. Cortel, who operated under the remnants of Komiteng Larangang Guerilla S
Joy "Ka Amihan" Saguino, former secretary of Guerilla Front 20 under Sub-regional Committee 1 of the NPA's Southern Mindanao Region. (File photo) DAVAO CITY - A former leader of the New People's Army (NPA) described Menandro Villanueva alias "Ka Bok" as a slaughterer of the poor and killer of freedom. In a statement Thursday, Joy "Ka Amihan" Saguino, former secretary of Guerilla Front 20 under Sub-regional Committee 1 of the NPA's Southern Mindanao Region, said the people of Davao Region and Mindanao are witnesses to the reign of terror and violence that Villanueva has planted for five decades. Villanueva, who had several warrants of arrests for multiple murders, double frustrated murders, arson, robbery with intimidation, and rebellion, among others, was killed in an encounter with government troops in Davao de Oro on January 5. Villanueva was the most wanted NPA leader in Mindanao and longest-serving secretary of the NPA's Southern Mindan
Noel "Ka Efren"Legaspi, former CPP-NPA cadre and former spokesperson of the NPA's Far South Mindanao Regional Revolutionary Committee. (File photo) MANILA - A former cadre of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) said the neutralization of Menandro "Ka Bok" Villanueva is long overdue and has long been wanted, most especially by the people he terrorized. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Noel "Ka Efren" Legaspi refuted the claim of Marco Valbuena's CPP information bureau that Villanueva dedicated his life to the oppressed masses. "It is not true that all Ka Bok's life was dedicated to the cause of the oppressed and exploited masses, but rather to the terroristic cause of the CPP-NPA-NDF which is the violent overthrow of our duly constituted government," Legaspi said. Legaspi served as deputy secretary of the CPP Far South Mindanao Regional Committee and long-time spokesperson of the National Democrati