Suspected NPA men raid mayor’s house in Davao Occidental | Inquirer News

Suspected NPA men raid mayor’s house in Davao Occidental

/ 02:12 PM April 14, 2014

DIGOS CITY, Philippines — Suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels raided the house of Mayor Jimmy Joyce of Jose Abad Santos town in Davao Occidental on Sunday morning, carting away firearms.

Senior Supt. Michael John Dubria, provincial police director, said some 60 rebels arrived at Joyce’s house in the village of Culaman in Jose Abad Santos town at around 5 a.m. Sunday.

Joyce and his family were not around when the rebels arrived and took at least 11 homemade shotguns before fleeing toward the mountainous area of Barangay Caburan Small.

ADVERTISEMENT

Lt. Renz Duazo, head of the 73rd Infantry Battalion augmentation team, said the raid could be a diversionary tactic of the NPA as soldiers pursue rebels in nearby Malapatan, Sarangani province.

FEATURED STORIES

RELATED STORIES

Davao Sur governor, mayors condemn NPA for landmine attacks

Top NPA woman guerrilla arrested in Digos City—police

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

TAGS: attack, Davao Occidental, Firearms, Insurgency, John Dubria, mayor, Military, News, Police, raid, rebellion, Regions, Renz Duazo

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

© Copyright 1997-2024 INQUIRER.net | All Rights Reserved

We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. To find out more, please click this link.