Manila Bulletin
Military sees downfall of communists in Northern Mindanao
The neutralization of New People's Army leader Myrna Sularte, alias Maria Malaya, in Butuan City is considered a significant strategic victory by the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police in Mindanao.
Sularte's death, along with her husband Jorge Madlos, marks a major blow to the Communist Party of the Philippines-NPA in the region.
Military officials stated that the remaining NPA forces are in disarray following three separate engagements at their regional headquarters.
The operations led to the capture of various war materials, documents, and personal belongings of the NPA.
Brig. Gen. Arsenio D.C. Sadural declared that the successful operations have ended the NPA's reign of terror in Caraga.
The military hopes that Malaya's death would be the NPA's final straw and eventually lead to the total surrender of their remaining members in Northern Mindanao.
Sularte was the secretary of the NPA-Northeastern Mindanao Regional Committee and a member of the political bureau of the CPP.
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