Victorious NPA offensives:
NPA captures soldiers

Basahin ang artikulong ito sa Pilipino

A Philippine Army lieutenant and another soldier are now being held by the New People's Army (NPA) in Bicol. They were captured when Red fighters ambushed their unit in Barangay Banga, Tinambac, Camarines Sur on March 2.

The captives are 1Lt. Ronaldo Sedelino, commanding officer of the 42nd IB and PFC Ronel Lemi�o. They are now in the custody of the Romulo Jallores Command (RJC) of the NPA in Bicol.

The RJC has entrusted to the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace panel the conduct of negotiations with the government of the Philippines for the release of the prisoners of war. While they are in NPA custody, the NPA will ensure the safety and humane treatment of the captives in accordance with pertinent policies of the NPA and the revolutionary movement, the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) and international rules of war.

As in the past, a necessary condition for the release of the captives is the immediate suspension of military operations by government forces in the vicinity where the captives are being held. In this regard, the RJC has demanded that the Arroyo regime stop all of its military operations in the entire province of Camarines Sur and surrounding areas.

Three soldiers, including a corporal, were killed in the ambush, while two M203s and an M14 were confiscated from them. The NPA sustained no casualties.

Meanwhile, members of the Bonifacio Pasakan Command-Guerrilla Front 2 of Negros also captured Eduardo Raya, a CAFGU element, when Red fighters attacked the headquarters of the 44th CAFGU Coy under the 61st IB in Barangay Mahalang, Himamaylan City on February 15.

07 March 2004
English Edition

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