(Eagle News) — The military general whose office was behind the posting of what the Department of National Defense said was an “erroneous list” of New People’s Army members on Facebook has gone on leave. Major General Benedict Arevalo, the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ deputy chief of staff for civil military operations, said his decision was in light of a probe into the mistake “committed by J7 staff” but for which he said he […]
Tag: NPA list
AFP official ordered relieved over “erroneous” NPA list
(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has ordered the relief of Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence Major General Alex Luna over what he said was the publication of an erroneous list of alleged New People’s Army members killed by government troops. In a statement, Lorenzana said the publication by Luna’s 0J2 office of the wrong list was an “unforgiveable lapse.” “His negligence only shows a lackadaisical attitude towards his job resulting (in) confusion […]
PNP warns public vs individuals using so-called NPA list to extort money
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has warned the public against individuals extorting money in exchange for their victims’ removal from the police’s supposed list of Communists and New People’s Army members. In a statement, the PNP said its Anti-Cybercrime Group has already initiated an investigation and case-build up against the individuals, who would identify themselves as policemen and would attempt to solicit amounts ranging from P500,000 and above. “We condemn these fraudulent acts..,” […]





