By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga

An alleged insurgent of the New People’s Army (NPA) was arrested at Barangay San Jose in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town.

Benny Alibutdan, a resident of Sitio Sto. Niño in the said village, was arrested during a joint operation by the Toboso police and the Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion on Tuesday, October 10.

Alibutdan was nabbed for homicide charges by virtue of an arrest warrant issued by the Silay City Regional Trial Court Branch 40 on March 22, 2022.

A P120,000 bail was recommended for his temporary liberty.

An information from the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office revealed that Alibutdan was allegedly the vice chairman of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, and a member of the NPA’s Northern Negros Front.

Alibutdan is currently detained at the Toboso police station./DGB, WDJ