Manila, April 26 -- Task Force "Balik Loob" head, Defense Undersecretary Reynaldo C. Mapagu, on Friday expressed outrage over the recent killing of two rebel returnees in Butuan City by Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army (CPP-NPA) terrorists.
"The brutal killing of two former rebels from the Higaonon tribe -- Reynante Lloren on April 18, 2019 and Joel Canatoy on April 23, 2019 by the CPP-NPA -- is a clear message that the communist terrorists and their leaders cannot accept the thought of a better life for their former comrades, who have seen the futility of their armed conflict with the Filipino people and have chosen to return to their loved ones instead," Mapagu said in a statement forwarded to reporters on Friday.
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