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DAVAO CITY, Philippines – A police escort of Compostela Valley governor Arturo Uy was seized by guerrilla fighters of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Mabini town on Sunday afternoon.
Col. Leopoldo Galon Jr, chief of the military’s 5th Civil Relations Group, said the 7-vehicle convoy of Uy and his party members was flagged down by at least 60 NPA fighters at the vicinity of Sitio Manangkol, Barangay Golden Valley at around 4 in the afternoon.
The convoy was coming from a political rally in Barangay Anitapan, Galon said.
The bodyguard of board member Cesar Ritcha was disarmed while the police escort of Governor Uy identified only as PO3 Pensoy was taken captive by the communist fighters.
Local authorities are presently negotiating for the immediate release of Pensoy. – Rappler.com
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