BUTUAN CITY – The Army 401st Infantry (Unite N’ Fight) Brigade formally turned over the remains of a slain New People’s Army (NPA) rebel to his family in Sitio Neptune, Barangay Diatagon, Lianga, Surigao del Sur.
“Ka Maro,” political instructor of the Sub-Regional Sentro de Gravidad Southland of the Communist Party of the Philippines-NPA Northeastern Mindanao Regional Committee , was killed in an encounter with government troops on August 18 in Agusan del Sur.
With the assistance of the Philippine National Police and Prosperidad local government unit, the cadaver was successfully extracted and was immediately transported to Mendoza Deathcare Services for appropriate disposition. Brig. Gen Francisco F. Lorenzo Jr., commanding general of the 401st Brigade, accompanied by local officials and personnel of the Prosperidad police, met the brother of the slain rebel at the funeral parlor and personally conveyed his condolences and expressed their intention to extend necessary support.
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