Army, PNP arrest NPA leader in Pampanga
Joint police and military efforts led to the capture of a New People's
Army leader in Gapan Road , Brgy Dolores, San Fernando , Pampanga on
June 15.
Reports reaching the Philippine Army headquarters from field unit
disclosed that a certain Eldo Sandoval also known as Gerry Vergara/Diosdado
V Remulta/Ka Tanda/Ka Eldo was apprehended by the combined elements of
the Northern Luzon Command under Lt Gen Ricardo David, 7th Infantry
Division under MGen Ireneo C Espino, 703rd Infantry Brigade under BGen
Jose Z Mabanta Jr., and the Regional Investigation Management Division
Police Regional Office 3 (RIMD PRO3).
The arrest was carried out by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued by
Hon Maria Amifaith S Fider-Reyes, Presiding Judge Regional Trial Court
Branch 42, City of San Fernando Pampanga .
Sandoval is a member of the Central Luzon Regional Committee and
designated as the Secretary of the "Sangay Partido sa Platun" (SPP)
Pampanga.
Recovered from Sandoval were two cell phones and a fragmentation
grenade. The apprehended CT leader was presented to LtGen Reynaldo B
Mapagu, Commanding General Philippine Army during his visit to the
headquarters of the 703rd IB in Arayat, Pampanga before his turn-over to
police authorities.
The anti-insurgency campaign, particularly in the provinces of Pampanga
and Bulacan, continues to gain headway. These decisive operational gains
can be attributed to the unrelenting efforts of the Philippine Army in
close coordination with the PNP and other stakeholders.
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