NTF-ELCAC spokesperson for mass media engagements, Undersecretary Jose Joel Sy Egco (File photo) MANILA - Contrary to misleading reports, New People's Army (NPA) assassin and convicted murderer Juanito Itaas has never been and will never be considered a "political prisoner" but a cold-blooded killer who served his sentence under the law. Itaas, according to the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), is a convicted murderer of United States Army Col. James N. Rowe and should not be given any romantic attribution that tends to mislead the public. NTF-ELCAC spokesperson for mass media engagements and fact-checker, Undersecretary Jose Joel Sy Egco, a journalist for nearly three decades, cautioned journalists not to brand Itaas as a "political prisoner" as he was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt by Branch 88 of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) for the murder of Rowe, the deputy commander of the Joint US Military Advisory
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NBP The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) last Friday, Jan. 7, released from the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City Juanito T. Itaas, an alleged member of the New People’s Army (NPA), who was convicted in the 1989 killing of United States Army Col. James Rowe. Itaas’ release, which was ordered i