Members of RPA-ABB fire at house in Cabatuan
Suspected members of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade fired at the house of the Pama family in Brgy. Gines Patag, Cabatuan at around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
House owner Gary Pama, 36, said around 15 armed men led by a certain Onyok Cava of Brgy. Bungol, Janiuay town came.
Outside, the men began shouting and firing at every direction.
Pama, who was with his three young children, said he peeped through a small opening and saw the armed men wearing “fatigue” uniform.
Three men entered their house and poked a gun at Pama and ordered him to kneel.
One of the suspects then asked him why he was allowing the group of a certain Baron to seek shelter in his house.
Baron is reportedly the leader of a band of RPA-ABB in Janiuay town.
Cava is under the tutelage of Demetrio Capilastique alias Hugo, a regional RPA-ABB leader, while Baron is following another RPA-ABB faction headed by Carapali Lualhati.
After the interrogation, one of the suspects slapped Pama and struck him with the barrel of a gun.
Cava then pacified his three companions, who immediately went out.
Before Cava left, he also warned Pama against supporting Baron’s group.
The armed men left before the arrival of policemen who recovered 13 shells and three live ammunition of M16 rifle and a shell of M14 rifle.
A slug was also found at the adjacent house owned by Helen Malfarta.*
