The 4th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army reported a significant security breakthrough in Northern Mindanao and Esperanza following the collapse of local New People’s Army (NPA) leadership.

4ID Spokesperson Lt. Col. Joe Patrick Martinez confirmed the deaths of North Central Mindanao Regional Committee Secretary Julia Cagadas (alias “Ka Reda”) alongside members Junie Mansiguiao, Gerald Basason, and Rocha Mae Mirafuentes Bihag, neutralizing the group’s operational capacity in the region.