DEVASTATING BLOW. The Army's 4th Infantry Division confirms on Tuesday (Jan. 25, 2022) the death of Pedro Codaste alias Gonyong/Serv, the NPA's second topmost commander in Mindanao (rightphoto), together with a cohort, in Barangay Kalabugao, Impasugong, Bukidnon following a clash on Jan. 21, 2022. Recovered from the slain rebels were an AK-47 rifle, a .45 caliber pistol, mobile phones, and personal belongings (leftphoto). (Photos courtesy of 4ID) CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City - Army troopers have killed the second top New People's Army (NPA) leader in Mindanao and a cohort in an encounter in Bukidnon. In a statement Tuesday, Brig. Gen Oliver T. Veslino, acting 4th Infantry Division (4ID) commander, said combined forces of the 16th Infantry Battalion (16IB) and the police's Special Action Force killed during Pedro Codaste alias Gonyong/Serv, the NPA's second topmost commander in Mindanao being the deputy secretary of the Komisyon Mindanao (KOMMID), and a cert