MANILA, Philippines - The provincial commander of the Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa-Pilipinas/Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPM-P/RPA-ABB) was killed in an ambush Friday afternoon.
Tababa, 45, suffered 11 gunshot wounds. He had just fetched his seven-year-old daughter from school and was driving a motorcycle on their way to Barangay Bagacay in Tigbauan, Iloilo when three men hot him. His daughter was unharmed.
Ka Rolly, spokesman for the RPM-P/RPA-ABB’s Nilo de la Cruz faction in Panay, vowed to avenge Tababa’s death.
In a text message, Ka Rolly said they will “do everything to impose justice to whoever is responsible for the killing.â€
Initial investigation pointed to leaders of the New People’s Army, of which the RPM-P/RPA-ABB is a breakaway group, as suspects. Investigators are also eyeing a land dispute in which Tababa stood as a witness.
A source said the incident was election-related since the victim was allegedly connected with a political kingpin in the first district of Iloilo.