LUISIANA, Laguna – A New People’s Army member who has pending warrant of arrest for a couple of charges escaped from the arresting cops on Wednesday night, Nov. 23, while warrant was being served at his house at Sitio Patahan, Barangay San Buenaventura in this town.
The target suspect of the 2nd Laguna Provincial Mobile Forces (2nd LPMFC) was Janice Javier alias ‘Salma,’ a former member of the Kabataang Makabayan and of Main Guerilla Unit (MRGU) platoon Laguna-Quezon.
She has been accused of murder and attempted murder.
Javier, along with two companions, managed to escape upon getting a hint from dogs barking on approaching authorities.
The police operatives launched a major combat operation to serve the warrant of arrest against Javier around 7 p.m. but upon approaching the hut, where she was staying, the dog barked and caught the attention of Javier’s group, which hurriedly ran away toward a forested area.
The police tried to pursue Javier and her two companions -- a man and a woman – but failed.
The search and clearing were conducted in the rebels’ hut and found three rough improvised explosive devices, black pipes, three detonating cords, three blasting caps, a square box wrapped in packaging tape, three backpacks with personal belongings, a pack of rice, and canned goods.