Philippine News Agency and Malu Manar: The New People's Army (NPA) in Southern Mindanao has admitted it was their group that killed three village officials from North Cotabato, Davao del Sur, and Compostela Valley who they suspected as government informants.
In a press statement issued on Wednesday, rebel spokesman Rigoberto Sanchez said the killing of Wilson Latimbang, councilor of Barangay Noa in Magpet, North Cotabato; Deonito Carmona, chairman of Barangay Coronan in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur; and Felimon Eyana, former chair of Barangay San Vicente in Montevista, Compostela Valley, was executed after their group conducted a thorough probe on the three.
Also, these officials were warned many times that they could get killed if they continued to help government forces in crushing the rebel movement, said Sanchez.
The three slain officials were active members of the Barangay Intelligence Network (BIN), which Sanchez said has become the Army's potent tool in its counter-revolutionary campaign in the countryside.
Latimbang and Carmona were under the BIN of the 39th IB whose base is in Makilala, North Cotabato, while Eyana was under the BIN of 28TH IB based in Moncayo, Compostela Valley
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