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MGC punishes criminal politicians
The Melito Glor Command (MGC) of the NPA-Southern Tagalog punished Marcial Punzalan, congressman of the 2nd district of Quezon, on the evening of May 12 in Tiaong, Quezon. Also killed was his bodyguard and a military officer. Tirso "Ka Bart" Alcantara, spokesperson of the MGC immediately issued a statement saying that it was the NPA that imposed the death penalty on Punzalan. He was punished for being a rabid counterrevolutionary and for being the protector of a drug syndicate in the province.
Meanwhile, on the afternoon of May 7, the MGC also punished Cesar Platon, mayor of Tanauan City, Batangas. According to Ka Bart, Platon was punished for his criminal and counterrevolutionary cases, including drug trafficking and drug pushing, carnapping, gunrunning and human rights violations.
Negros Oriental warlords punished by the NPA
The NPA imposed the death penalty on Jose Cardenas, vice mayor and mayoralty candidate of Canlaon, Negros Oriental, his sister Councilor Jessica Cardenas and four others on April 27.
According to a statement by Bayani Obrero, spokesperson of the Gatmaitan Operational Command of the NPA, the punishment of the Cardenas siblings was demanded by the broad masses of the people of Canlaon City. He said that Cardenas was found guilty of killing, harassing and arresting peasants who were victims of landgrabbing; illegal logging; gunrunning; drug trafficking; and suppression of people's rights.
Comrade Obrero added that the Cardenas siblings sowed terror in Canlaon by using armed goons, controlling the military and police and issuing firearms to barangay officials, barangay tanods and informers.
The Cardenas siblings were punished in Sitio Pinamintigan, Barangay Budlasan, Canlaon City.
Companies involved in Davao quarry operations punished
NPA fighters burned quarrying equipment of the North American Crusher and Agon Constructions in Barangay Gumalang, Baguio District, Davao City on May 20. The punitive action was carried out because of their managements' continued refusal to observe taxation policies of the revolutionary movement.
3 AFP soldiers killed in Surigao ambush
Red fighters killed a sergeant and two corporals of the Philippine Army in an ambush on April 29 in Sitio Magtuyom, Bislig, Surigao del Sur. The AFP troops were involved in destructive military operations in the area.
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