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NPA leader killed in Surigao encounter
Tempo
|May 12, 2025
A suspected leader of the New People’s Army was killed during an encounter with government troops in Lingig, Surigao del Sur over the weekend.
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Elbert Echaves (alias Aldrin), commanding officer of the Regional Sentro de Grabidad (RSDG) Jaguar under the Southern Mindanao Regional Committee (SMRC) of the NPA, died following an encounter in Sitio Mendezona, Barangay Rajah Cabungsuan, according to a report of the Army 10th Infantry Division (ID).
This story is from the May 12, 2025 edition of Tempo.
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