CIDG nabs NPA member wanted for double murder
Adelfa Toledo (left) arrives at the CIDG office after her arrest in Barangay Luz, Cebu City for double murder based on a warrant issued by RTC Judge Virginia Tehano-Ang of Nabunturan, Compostela Valley Province. (CDN PHOTO/TONEE DESPOJO)
CEBU CITY—An alleged member of New People’s Army (NPA) from Southern Mindanao was arrested on Friday by Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Central Visayas (CIDG-7) in Barangay Lahug, Cebu City to face charges for double murder in Compostela Valley province.
Adelfa Toledo, also known as Amy Pond, was detained at the CIDG-7 in Camp Sotero Cabahug while preparing to turn her over to the Regional Trial Court that issued the arrest warrant.
While in detention, members of Anakbayan and Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (Piston) held a rally outside the police camp to demand the release of Toledo.
Niño Olayvar, Anakbayan- Central Visayas chairperson said Toledo was not Pond identified in the arrest warrant.
Olayvar said Toledo was in Cebu to attend the national convention with other members of Rural Missionaries of the Philippines and was supposed to go home in Davao on Saturday.
Senior Supt. Marlon Tayaba of CIDG-7 said Toledo arrived in Cebu City last week.
“Based on our surveillance and monitoring Amy Pond and Adelfa Toledo is one and the same person,” Tayaba told the reporters.
Toledp was accused of killing barangay councilors Florencia Guay and Roberto Kapangpangan at the barangay hall in Ngan, Compostela, Compostela on Aug. 7, 2000.
Judge Virginia Tehano-Ang of RTC Branch 3 at Nabunturan town, Compostela on Jan. 22, 2015 issued an arrest warrant against Toledo for double murder charges.
Toledo was said to be an executive committee member of the Southern Mindanao Regional Committee, Komisyon Mindanao (KOMMID) of New People’s Army.
She had been in the underground movement since 1978 and was second deputy secretary and member of Kommiteng Hukom of the Davao Oriental Provincial Committee in 1988.
Toledo was also the secretary of the Guerilla Front 18, Sub-Regional Committee 2 from 1990 to 1995 and secretary guerilla Front 15, Sub-Regional Committee 1 from 1999 to 2002
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