From the Philippine News Agency (Aug 22): 1 of 3 slain 'rebels' member of Morong 43 -- AFP
The Northern Luzon Command on Thursday confirmed that one of the three New People's Army (NPA) rebels slain during an encounter in Barangay Kabayunan, Dona Remedios Trinidad town, Bulacan last Aug. 9 was a member of the infamous "Morong 43".
Maj. Gen. Pio Gregorio Catapang, Northern Luzon Command chief, identified the latter as Ramon Dela Cruz alias "Ka Mandy".
The latter's group reportedly operates in the Timog Sierra Madres.
Catapang said Dela Cruz's identity was confirmed by rebel returnees and has a strong semblance to the picture taken when he and other members of the so-called Morong 43 were arrested.
This development serves to debunk claims that "Morong 43" are health workers.
"I think its safe to say that this guy who was captured during the Morong incident was an NPA," he stressed.
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The Northern Luzon Command on Thursday confirmed that one of the three New People's Army (NPA) rebels slain during an encounter in Barangay Kabayunan, Dona Remedios Trinidad town, Bulacan last Aug. 9 was a member of the infamous "Morong 43".
Maj. Gen. Pio Gregorio Catapang, Northern Luzon Command chief, identified the latter as Ramon Dela Cruz alias "Ka Mandy".
The latter's group reportedly operates in the Timog Sierra Madres.
Catapang said Dela Cruz's identity was confirmed by rebel returnees and has a strong semblance to the picture taken when he and other members of the so-called Morong 43 were arrested.
This development serves to debunk claims that "Morong 43" are health workers.
"I think its safe to say that this guy who was captured during the Morong incident was an NPA," he stressed.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=557708