Raps filed vs NPAs nabbed in S. Cotabato

KORONADAL CITY , Philippines – Criminal charges were filed against six suspected members of the New People’s Army captured after an encounter in South Cotabato, a military official said yesterday.

Lt. Col. Alexis Noel Bravo, commanding officer of the 27th Infantry Battalion in nearby Tupi town, said the rebels were charged with illegal possession of firearms and explosives and frustrated murder.

The STAR learned that two of the six communist rebels were women.  

Bravo said the rebels are operating in Davao Oriental and some parts of Compostela Valley.