{"id":161825,"date":"2018-04-27T02:45:40","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T06:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=161825"},"modified":"2018-04-27T02:45:40","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T06:45:40","slug":"p5-m-offered-for-arrest-of-palawan-npa-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/04\/27\/p5-m-offered-for-arrest-of-palawan-npa-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"P5-M offered for arrest of Palawan NPA leader"},"content":{"rendered":"

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan<\/strong>\u00a0— A PHP5-million reward has been offered for the arrest of the top leader of the communist-terrorist New People\u2019s Army (NPA) in Palawan province.<\/p>\n

The reward was put up for the arrest of Vincent Lozada Libuna, alias Ka Allan Libuna, Ka Allan Lozada, and Ka Peter, said Lt. Col. Darwin de Luna, the commanding officer of the Marine Battalion Landing Team 4 and the Joint Task Group South on Friday morning.<\/p>\n

De Luna made the announcement during a \u201cpulong-pulong\u201d (community meeting) they had with the Pala\u2019wan indigenous peoples in Sitio Guimpo in Barangay Samari\u00f1ana, Brooke\u2019s Point last Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe amount is from the office of President Rodrigo Duterte. If there\u2019s anyone who can bring Ka Allan to us, dead or alive, there is a PHP5 million reward,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Libuna has been linked to the December 7, 2017 murder of rebel returnee Jun-Jun Gatosan Lacaran in Sitio Cabangaan, Samari\u00f1ana.<\/p>\n

Investigation into Lacaran\u2019s death reportedly pointed to Ka Allan as the one who ordered his slaying.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet us cooperate with authorities. If you see anyone acting suspiciously who entered your places, let us know. Let your authorities know for them to help keep the peace and order situation,\u201d de Luna said.<\/p>\n

He said that during the community meeting, held to rally residents to fight communism, some six Pala\u2019wan IPs related how NPA rebels recruited them.<\/p>\n

They said they were first recruited to the \u201cMilitia ng Bayan\u201d to become assets and lookouts against the police and military, and as errand runners whenever NPA rebels need food and other supplies in the mountains of southern Palawan.<\/p>\n

One of the assets is an 18-year-old Pala\u2019wan who has been made to monitor if NPA enemies are on their way.
\n\u201cThis is how they are recruited first — layer by layer before they are trained to become fighters,\u201d de Luna said.<\/p>\n

The community meeting was held under the Armed Forces of the Philippines\u2019 Community Support Program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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