BACOLOD CITY: Government authorities are offering P11 million in rewards for any information that may lead to the arrest of the remaining top leaders of the Komiteng Rehiyonal Panay (KR-P) and Komiteng Rehiyonal Negros/ Cebu/Bohol/Siquijor (KR-NCBS).

Lt. Col. Jay Javines, 3rd Infantry Division Civil Military Operations officer, said that fugitive NPA leaders in Negros with bounties include Arlo Vargas of the KRNBCS Regional Striking Force and Magno Flores, 1st deputy secretary of Central Negros 2.

Vargas, who has a pending warrant of arrest for robbery in band, and Flores, who is facing murder charges in court, have a bounty of P550,000 each, Javines said.

Several other top leaders of KRNCBS, including Rogelio Posadas and Romeo Nanta, were both killed in gunbattles with the Philippine Army soldiers in central Negros, according to the Army.

Javines said a P5.3 million bounty is also being offered to anyone who could provide information on Ma. Concepcion Bocala, alias Concha, 1st deputy secretary of Komiteng Rehiyon-Panay, the highest-ranking NPA leader who has a pending arrest warrant for rebellion.

Also with bounty on their heads are Roberto Cabales, alias Ted/ Lloyd/William, KR-Panay Central Front Committee secretary (P3.1 million); Roberto Gomia, 1st secretary of KR-Panay Southern Front (P1.05 million); Severino Geonago, political guide and team leader of SYP Platoon of KR-Panay; and Nahum Camariosa, commanding officer of KR-Panay Southern Front SYP Platoon.

Military records also indicated that Cabales has pending arrest warrants for robbery in band, frustrated murder and damage to property; Gomia for destructive arson; Geonago for robbery with serious physical injuries; while Camariosa is facing charges for multiple murders and frustrated murder, robbery in band with frustrated homicide and damage to property, as well as robbery with serious physical injuries.

The 3ID leadership urges the public to report any information leading to the arrest of these individuals to the nearest PNP or military station, contact Division Public Affairs (DPAO) at the 3ID hotline at 09276239321, or message the division’s Facebook page, Philippine Army Spearhead Troopers.