SEIZED.The firearms, explosives, mobile phones and other items recovered by the military and police during a joint law enforcement operation that led to the arrest of CPP-NPA leader Ramon "Using" Patriarca and his two comrades in Barangay Su-ay, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Friday (March 18, 2022). Patriarca, deputy secretary and finance officer of Komiteng Rehiyon-Negros, is facing 10 counts of murder before the Regional Trial Court Branch 47 in Tagbilaran City, Bohol.(Photo courtesy of 303rd Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - A leader of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in Negros Island and his two comrades were arrested during a joint military and police operation in Barangay Su-ay, Himamaylan City in southern Negros Occidental on Friday. The Philippine Army identified the suspect as Ramon "Using" Patriarca, deputy secretary and finance officer of Komiteng Rehiyon-Negros. He is facing 10 counts of mu