Army identifies slain NPA rebel in Negros clash
Published May 7, 2023 01:29 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Brig. Gen. Orlando Edralin, commander of the Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (IBde), vowed to continue pursuing the remaining New People’s Army (NPA) rebels operating in Negros.
Edralin made the declaration after troops from the 94th Infantry Battalion (IB) clashed with NPA rebels in Sitio Ulo-Tuburan, Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City on May 3 that resulted in the death of an alleged NPA rebel, and wounding of two soldiers and a female civilian.
The clash also displaced at least 100 residents.
THE Army has identified an alleged NPA rebel who was killed in a clash with government forces in Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on May 3. (Photo courtesy of 303rd IBde)
The Army identified the fatality as Crispin Tingal, alias “Padon,” 36, of Barangay Hilamonan, Kabankalan City. The dead rebel was allegedly a member of SDG Platoon, Central Negros 2, Komiteng Rehiyon Negros Cebu Bohol Siquijor (CN2, KR-NCBS). His remains have been claimed by his family, assisted by the city government of Himamaylan. The three wounded persons are already stable in a hospital, according to the Army. “As long as there are remaining armed NPA rebels who continue to threaten the peacefulness of our communities, your Army in Negros will be relentless in pursuing them,” declared Edralin. The long arm of the law will eventually bring them to the bar of justice, he added.
THE Army has identified an alleged NPA rebel who was killed in a clash with government forces in Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on May 3. (Photo courtesy of 303rd IBde)
The Army identified the fatality as Crispin Tingal, alias “Padon,” 36, of Barangay Hilamonan, Kabankalan City. The dead rebel was allegedly a member of SDG Platoon, Central Negros 2, Komiteng Rehiyon Negros Cebu Bohol Siquijor (CN2, KR-NCBS). His remains have been claimed by his family, assisted by the city government of Himamaylan. The three wounded persons are already stable in a hospital, according to the Army. “As long as there are remaining armed NPA rebels who continue to threaten the peacefulness of our communities, your Army in Negros will be relentless in pursuing them,” declared Edralin. The long arm of the law will eventually bring them to the bar of justice, he added.