Thursday, August 21, 2008 Police told to uncover assassination plot By Jay Dooma Balnig
GOVERNOR Niel Tupas Sr. has directed the Iloilo Provincial Police Office (Ippo) to investigate the alleged assassination plot by the Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Buncayao Brigade (RPA-ABB) in Tigbauan and Oton towns.
According to Tupas, he received information that the said group is in a mission of conducting assassination plot under the group of "Ka Macky."
Tupas however did not reveal the targets of the assassination.
There were reports though that the RPA-ABB group is after the heads of the Philippine National Police (PNP) members in Tigbauan and Oton following a firefight between a red fighter of RPA-ABB based in Ibajay, Aklan, and Oton PNP last Sunday morning in Poblacion, Oton.
The fight resulted to the death of the RPA-ABB member.
But police authorities said they need to further validate the information.
In a media interview, "Ka Hugo" Capilastique, commander of RPA-ABB in Panay Island, said that "Ka Macky" is under the command of Rafael "Ka Revo" Tidula.
Tidula’s group, he said, is "saboteurs and is a breakaway from the RPA-ABB group."
