BACOLOD CITY – The commanding general of the Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID) vowed no letup in the campaign against remaining New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Negros Island.
“For those who refuse peace, we will continue to pursue you until you are rendered irrelevant. We will not stop until our communities are free from your atrocities,” said Major Gen. Marion Sison in a statement on Saturday, July 22.
“We will not stop in dismantling the NPA,” added Sison following an encounter where notorious NPA hitman Marivic “Ka Ivan” Ebarle and his comrade were killed in Moises Padilla town, Negros Occidental province on Thursday, July 20.
Ebarle allegedly killed suspected military informants and government supporters and led extortion and harassment activities in Negros Occidental.
Brig. Gen. Orlando Edralin, commander of the Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (IB), thanked residents for providing information to the Army.
“We have been gaining ground because of the support of the people,” Edralin said.