NEUTRALIZED. The cadaver of CPP-NPA leader Virgilio Marco "Bedam" Tamban, who was killed in a clash with soldiers in Isabela, Negros Occidental on Wednesday (March 9, 2022). The military tagged Tamban as a "notorious hitman" responsible for the recent killings of civilians in central Negros.(Photo courtesy of 303rd Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - The top official of the Philippine Army in Western and Central Visayas said justice has been served to the victims of Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) leader Virgilio Marco "Bedam" Tamban, who was killed in a clash with soldiers in Isabela, Negros Occidental on Wednesday. "The death of a.k.a. 'Bedam' will serve justice to the civilians killed by the NPA in Negros," said Maj. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, in a statement on Thursday. The military tagged Tamban as a "notorious hitman" responsible for the r
NEUTRALIZED. The cadaver of CPP-NPA leader Virgilio Marco "Bedam" Tamban, who was killed in a clash with soldiers in Isabela, Negros Occidental on Wednesday (March 9, 2022). The military tagged Tamban as a "notorious hitman" responsible for the recent killings of civilians in central Negros.(Photo courtesy of 303rd Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - The top official of the Philippine Army in Western and Central Visayas said justice has been served to the victims of Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) leader Virgilio Marco "Bedam" Tamban, who was killed in a clash with soldiers in Isabela, Negros Occidental on Wednesday. "The death of a.k.a. 'Bedam' will serve justice to the civilians killed by the NPA in Negros," said Maj. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, in a statement on Thursday. The military tagged Tamban as a "notorious hitman" responsible for the r
CLASH SITE. Troops of the Philippine Army's 62nd Infantry Battalion engage CPP-NPA rebels in Barangay Amin, Isabela, Negros Occidental early Wednesday (March 9, 2022) after receiving information about their presence in the village. Killed in the clash were Virgilio Marco "Bedam" Tamban, commanding officer of SYP Platoon Lenovo, tagged by the military as a "notorious hitman", and an unidentified comrade.(Photo courtesy of 62nd Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - A Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) leader and his comrade were killed in an encounter with troops of the Philippine Army's 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) in Barangay Amin, Isabela, Negros Occidental early Wednesday morning. The 62IB identified one of the fatalities as Virgilio Marco "Bedam" Tamban, commanding officer of Sandatahang Yunit Pampropaganda (SYP) Platoon Lenovo, tagged by the military as a "notorious hitman", while the othe