Usa ka daku’g ranggo sa New People’s Army (NPA) Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) didto sa Misamis Oriental nadakpan sa iyang balay samtang usa ka CTG squad leader misurrender sa joint operation sa Philippine Army ug sa Philippine National Police (PNP) didto sa Gingoog City mga alas 8:50 nang gabii, Agosto 15, 2020.
Ang daku’g ranggo nga NPA leader mao si Venancio Yagutyot Idpalina @BEM-BEM, 38 anyos taga Purok 6, Barangay Agay-ayan, Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental nadakpan sa 23rd Infantry “Masigasig” Battalion dihang gilusad ang law enforcement support operation ngadto sa taga Butuan City Police Office (BCPO), Butuan City Mobile Force (BCMF) ug Gingoog City Police Station (GCPS).
Si Idpalina nagsilbing Ordinance Staff Officer ug kanhi CO sa SYP KINGDOM sakop sa Guerrilla Front (GF) 4A sa North Central Mindanao Regional Committee (NCMRC). Siya giila nga usa sa mga high-value individual (HVI) targets sa 23rd IB.
Si Idlapina daghan ug atraso sa balaud: kidnapping ug serious illegal detention sa criminal case no. 22625-26 no bail bond; frustrated murder sa criminal case no. 22618 ug may piyansa nga ₱ 200,000.00; attempted murder sa criminal case no. 22620 nga may bail bond ₱ 120,000.00; murder sa criminal case no. 22622 no bail bond; ug multiple attempted murder sa criminal case nos. 2019-1027, 2020-04 and 2020-056 nga may bail bond ₱ 120,000.00 kada kaso, ang tanan warrant of arrests gi-issue ni Judge Isah J. Echem-Tangonan sa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 33 sa Libertad, Butuan City.
Samtang laing NPA leader nga si Arnolfo Idpalina Cubos @COBS/@BOTOY, 22 anyos squad leader sa Squad 2, Sangay sa Yunit Pangpropaganda (SYP), KINGDOM, GF-4A, NCMRC North Central Mindanao Regional Committee (NCMRC) misurrender ngadto sa army ug PNP sa maong operation.
Gipahalipayan ni Lt. Col. Julius Cesar C. Paulo, Acting Commander sa 23IB ang AFP-PNP law enforcement operations sa malampusong pagsikop kan @BEM-BEM ug pagsurrender ni @COBS/BOTOY.
“Neutralizing a high-ranking CTG leader is part of our adherence to the Executive Order 70 institutionalizing the Whole of Nation Approach in ending Local Communist Armed Conflict in Misamis Oriental,” nagkanayon si Lt. Col. Paulo.
“These CTGs deserve to be put behind bars to pay for the terroristic activities they made like extortion, recruitments, and harassments to the peace-loving communities in Misamis Oriental. Rest assured, atrocities will also end in the province and genuine development and progress will soon follow,” dugang pahayag ni Lt. Col. Paulo. (23IB | 402BDE | RPN DXKS Surigao)