Victorious tactical offensives:
Former NPA fighter kills three military troops

Basahin ang artikulong ito sa Pilipino

Three troops of the Philippine Army 80th IB were shot and killed by former Red fighter Armando de la Cruz on January 28 in Sitio Angelo, Barangay Lumutan, Tanay, Rizal. The incident took place while the soldiers were in the midst of a military operation. The three casualties were identified as Cpl. Lacambra, PFC Morales and PFC Jobelado.

De la Cruz was living a peaceful life in his village when the AFP forced him to surrender in 2003 and made him guide their military operations against the NPA. In a statement, Armando "Ka Ruben" Guevarra, spokesperson of the Narciso Antazo Aramil Command (NAAC) of the NPA-Rizal said that this was against De la Cruz's wishes because the military operations only wrought harm to the lives and livelihood of peasants and national minorities.

De la Cruz likewise suffered grave abuse in the hands of the military, especially from his handler Cpl. Lacambra. He thus decided to escape. After shooting the three soldiers who brought him along during their military operation, he immediately contacted the NPA and surrendered the three troopers' firearms. De la Cruz is currently in the custody of the NPA within the territory of the people's democratic government, and safe from the military operation.

According to the NAAC, the fact that de la Cruz killed the three soldiers proves the AFP's utter failure to win the people's hearts and minds.

21 February 2005
English Edition

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