Manila, Oct. 23 -- The recent arrest of three suspected communist New People's Army (NPA) members dealt a major blow to their extortion activities in Agusan del Norte, an Army official said Friday. Police and Army personnel apprehended Sherlita B. Perales, 62; Honey Grace C. Perales, 18; and Marnel G. Bahian, 25; on Wednesday in separate operations in the towns of Magallanes and Buenavista, both in Agusan del Norte. The three have standing warrants of arrest for various crimes, and are allegedly active members of Guerilla Front 4A of the NPA's Northeastern Mindanao Regional Committee. Lt. Col. Julius Cesar C. Paulo, commander of the Army's 23rd Infantry Battalion, said the three were tasked with generating money for the rebel unit. "The thr...