MANILA: The top communist guerrilla leader in the Philippines has been arrested in a blow to the decades-old Maoist rebellion following the detention of his predecessors last year, officials said Tuesday.
Adelberto Silva is considered the “highest ranking” leader of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its New People’s Army (NPA) armed wing, a military statement said.
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