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NPAs admit slay of former leader
BY GILBERT BAYORAN

The Rachelle Mae Palang Command of the New People’s Army has claimed responsibility for the killing of its former leader in Negros Oriental they accused of being involved with the Philippine Army in military operations in Santa Catalina, Siaton and Pamplona towns.

The victim, identified as Elmo Taburada, former vice-commander of the Sentro de Grabidad platoon of the Komiteng Rehiyonal-Sentral Bisayas, succumbed to three gunshot wounds. He was shot by three suspected NPA assassins on Nov. 1 in Sitio Avocado, Brgy. Talalac, Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental.

Estrella Banag-banag, spokesperson of the NPA South East Negros, has claimed in a statement that Taburada was a traitor to the revolutionary movement, as he also voluntarily surrendered two high-powered firearms to the military.

Taburada, who went Absent-Without Leave in February this year, was also accused by his former comrades, of harassing families sympathizing with the NPA, in the company of 79th Infantry Battalion soldiers.

Col. Marion Sison, 79IB commander, who condemned the assassination of Taburada, said the attack was an indication that the government is succeeding in its anti-insurgency campaign, under its Oplan Bayanihan.

Sison added that the liquidation of Taburada was a desperate move by the NPA who continue to threaten former rebels who have left the organization, and also to instill fear among the citizenry.*GPB

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