CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna, Philippines — An Army intelligence officer was shot dead by suspected New People’s Army guerrillas in San Mateo, Rizal on Thursday afternoon.
Cpl. Christian Tapia, 30, was on a motorcycle when he was killed along Timberland Avenue in Barangay Malanday at around 1:50 p.m.
Witnesses said a gunshot prompted them to rush to the area. They found Silloga with a gunshot to the head.
The killing occurred as the Communist Party of the Philippines was celebrating its 56th anniversary.
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