THE communist New People’s Army (NPA) has claimed responsibility for the disarming of a village chief and 11 of his barangay tanod (village watchmen) in a daring raid in North Cotabato on Sunday.

But the NPA, in a statement, denied it abducted Barangay Chairman Michael Lingaro and his village watchmen.

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