AFP murders own agent, maliciously accuses NPA of crime
Elements of the 8th ID killed one of its own intelligence agents, Freddie Mabanan in Barangay Salvacion, San Jose de Buan last August 19. The soldiers attempted to shift the blame to the NPA to cover up the crime but Mabanan was able to identify his handlers in the 8th ID as the perpetrators just before he expired.
The New People’s Army (NPA)-Western Samar said in a statement that even the likes of Mabanan, who had already “surrendered” to the military and forced to take part in counterinsurgency work, are not spared from the Duterte regime’s undeclared martial law.
Since May, the 8th ID has been conducting combat operations in San Jose de Buan, Western Samar. Hundreds of peasants have been forced to evacuate their communities. The NPA-Western Samar was able to record at least 88 canons fired upon the hinterlands of the said town.