- Published: 11 February 2014
Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City—Two
high-ranking leaders of the New People’s Army fell in the hands of
government authorities in separate law enforcement operations undertaken
by the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the
Philippines in Naga City and Quezon Province last February 8 and 9,
2014.
Secretary of the Bicol Regional Party
Committee (BRPC), Geluz was arrested by virtue of warrants of arrest for
the crimes of robbery in band with arson and double frustrated murder
issued in Camarines Norte. Geluz is now detained under custody of Gumaca
Police.
Meanwhile, at 2:50 p.m. today, NPA
leader Sylvestre Layones, head of the Regional Urban Committee and
Executive Committee member of the BRPC, was arrested joint police and
military elements by virtue of a warrant of arrest for murder issued in
Legazpi City, Albay.
Layones was taken into custody by the police along with Christopher Edrinal another ranking leader of the BRPC.
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