Incident Summary:

08/15/2019: Assailants attacked and killed Rodel Agudes, a village watchman and former New People’s Army (NPA) member, in Apia, Rizal, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).

GTD ID:
201908150002

When:
2019-08-15

Country:
Philippines

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Rizal

City:
Apia

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Former Member of New People's Army: Rodel Agudes
Nationality of Target Philippines
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information The victim was also a tanod with the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT).
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
New People's Army (NPA) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Army condemns ex-NPA rebel's slay in Antipolo City," Philippines News Agency, August 17, 2019.