CAMP CAPINPIN, Rizal - Joint forces of the Philippine Army and Philippine National Police apprehended an NPA leader wanted for attempted murder in General Nakar, Quezon on Wednesday, January 25, 2023.
Troops of the 202nd Infantry Brigade, Quezon PNP, General Nakar PNP, Laguna PNP, and Makati PNP conducted a joint law enforcement operation at Barangay Mahabang Lalim and served a Warrant of Arrest for the crime of Attempted Murder filed under CC No. 2021-222-1 and issued by Regional Trial Court Branch 65 Acting Presiding Judge Hon. Marylou P. Meneses in Infanta. dated October 26, 2021, to Christopher A. Avellano alias Nelson, the Iskwad Lider of Platun 2 (YGM) of KLG Narciso from the Southern Tagalog Regional Party Committee’s Sub-Regional Military Area 4A. The said warrant stemmed from an armed encounter between government forces and the NPAs at the said barangay on April 28, 2015.
"We and our partners in the security sector will be unrelenting in the execution of our missions, particularly in ensuring the security of our communities. Our troops are going above and beyond to ensure the expedition of the eradication of Communist Terrorist Groups in the provinces of CALABARZON and MIMARO. With this, we continue to urge the remaining NPA members to abandon the armed struggle, return to their families in the folds of the law and take advantage of the grants and programs of the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program,” 2ID Commander
Maj. Gen. Roberto S. Capulong said in a statement.