![]() ![]() Romeo Brawner said villagers tipped off the military to the presence of about 30 rebels who were holding discussions with residents in a far-flung village near Impasug-ong town. He described Madlos’ death as a major blow to the already-battered New People’s Army guerrilla group. Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday said government forces killed Madlos in Bukidnon province Saturday. Jorge Madlos, who used the nom de guerre Ka Oris, was for many decades a leading figure and spokesman for the communist fighters in the southern Philippines’ mountainous hinterlands. ![]() Philippines forces have killed a key rebel commander in one of Asia’s longest-running insurgencies, in what the military described as a daring raid in the country’s remote southern region but what guerrilla leaders said was an ambush.
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