NPA head extort officer killed in Bukidnon clash

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 09:02:02 +0000

MAP of Damulog, Bukidnon

By MARTIN SADONGDONG

Government troops killed an alleged head extortion officer of a New People’s Army unit in Bukidnon in an encounter last Friday.

Lt. Col. Oscar Partuza, commanding officer of the Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Battalion station in Davao City, identified the fatality as Eduardo Arnado, alias “Choi.”

A military report said elements of the 3rd and 19th IB were conducting security operations in Damulog when they received a tip about the presence of an armed group in Sitio Lamparuc, Barangay Sampagar.

The troops proceeded to the area and encountered an unknown number of heavily-armed NPA.

A 10-minute firefight ensued between the troops and the NPA until the communists were forced to flee due to heavy losses.

Troops scoured the encounter site and found the abandoned body of Arnado.

A caliber .45 pistol loaded with live
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