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NPA leader nabbed in N. Philippines

Xinhua, January 28, 2015 Adjust font size:

A top leader of the communist New People's Army (NPA) in Bicol region of the Philippines was nabbed on Tuesday, the country's military officials said on Wednesday.

The man nabbed is named Reynaldo Hugo and is second in command of NPA in Bicol, said Angelo Guzman, spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)' Southern Luzon Command.

Guzman said Hugo was arrested at around 10:14 a.m. on Tuesday during a joint operation launched by the military and police forces in Cabuyao town, Laguna province. He was suspected of multiple murder.

Mardjorie Panesa, public affairs officer of the 9th Infantry Division, said Hugo was nabbed at the residence of a family member in barangay Gulod. She said no firearm was seized from Hugo's possession.

Guzman said the arrest of Hugo was made possible by information provided by unnamed NPA rebels.

"Internal disputes on the whereabouts of extortion money led some NPAs to pinpoint Hugo to authorities," he said.

At least three NPA leaders were arrested by government forces in Bicol region last year.

The 4,000-strong NPA has been fighting an insurgency in 60 Philippine provinces since 1969. Endi