By RESTITUTO CAYUBIT
February 24, 2010, 7:30pm
CAMP LUKBAN, Catbalogan City, Samar — Two dead New People’s Army cadres whose bodies were found buried in shallow graves in Arteche, Eastern Samar were exhumed and given decent burials recently, according to Maj. Gen. Arthur Tabaquero, Commanding General of the Philippine Army’s 8th Infantry Division.
He said that government troops along with officials and health authorities of Bgy. Conception, in Arteche, Eastern Samar exhumed the remains of two NPA rebels who were wounded and eventually died and were buried in two shallow graves discovered by barangay folks.
The military official said the cadavers were identified as Elcon Liad alias Binal/Mila/Nilpo/Batoy and one known only as Naval/Antoy. Liad was further identified by Tabaquero as the Commanding Officer of the NPA’s Regional Security Force (RSF), Eastern Visayas Regional Party Committee with code name Bangkaw.
February 24, 2010, 7:30pm
CAMP LUKBAN, Catbalogan City, Samar — Two dead New People’s Army cadres whose bodies were found buried in shallow graves in Arteche, Eastern Samar were exhumed and given decent burials recently, according to Maj. Gen. Arthur Tabaquero, Commanding General of the Philippine Army’s 8th Infantry Division.
He said that government troops along with officials and health authorities of Bgy. Conception, in Arteche, Eastern Samar exhumed the remains of two NPA rebels who were wounded and eventually died and were buried in two shallow graves discovered by barangay folks.
The military official said the cadavers were identified as Elcon Liad alias Binal/Mila/Nilpo/Batoy and one known only as Naval/Antoy. Liad was further identified by Tabaquero as the Commanding Officer of the NPA’s Regional Security Force (RSF), Eastern Visayas Regional Party Committee with code name Bangkaw.
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