LEGAZPI CITY – A police tracking unit serving a court order arrested another militant leader in Camarines Sur on Thursday afternoon.
Maj. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, Bicol police spokesperson, identified the suspect as Dan San Andres alias “Pastor,” 64, spokesperson of Karapatan Bicol.
San Andres was at home in Barangay South Centro in Sipocot town when authorities served the arrest warrant at 12:20 p.m., police report said.
San Andres' arrest stemmed from a murder complaint filed against him together with Jenelyn Nagrampa, Gabriela national vice-chairperson, who was arrested on Tuesday.
San Andres and Nagrampa were allegedly involved in the ambush by New People's Army rebels in a village in Ragay town on May 13, 2018 that killed a junior officer of the Philippine Army.
Both militant leaders were facing murder charges at the Regional Trial Court branch in Libmanan, Camarines Sur with no bail recommended.
San Andres, a pastor of the United Church of Christ in the Philippine, is in the custody of the Sipocot police station while awaiting his scheduled turnover to the local court for disposition.
Meanwhile, Gabriela, an alliance of Filipino women, and Karapatan Bicol demanded the release of its leaders claiming the charges were baseless and fabricated. (PNA)
