A joint operation by the Philippine Army, the Philippine National Police (PNP), and the Bureau of Immigration (BI) resulted in the arrest of a wanted New People’s Army (NPA) leader and the apprehension of a Filipino-American woman whom authorities linked to the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in Cabuyao City, Laguna, on July 30.
According to the 203rd Infantry (Bantay Kapayapaan) Brigade, authorities served a warrant of arrest against Binay Serrano, also known as “Samay,” who was identified as the medical and logistics officer of Platoon GMT, Southern Regional Military Area 4D.
Serrano was arrested on charges of murder under Criminal Case No. R25-12586.
During the same operation, authorities also apprehended Cristina Pasion, a Filipino-American citizen whom security authorities identified as having links to the CPP-NPA. She was found with Serrano when the warrant was served.
Authorities said Pasion, identified as a member of Migrante International, had reportedly been with fellow Filipino-American Chantal Anicoche and NPA members in Mindoro as early as December 2025.
Security authorities also alleged that Pasion was among those who wrote entries in a notebook recovered from an encounter site containing notes on the group’s activities, internal discussions and experiences while staying with the armed movement.
Authorities further said available information indicated that Pasion remained with the group following encounters in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, on March 24 and 29, 2026.
Following standard procedures, Pasion was turned over to the Bureau of Immigration for appropriate action regarding her alleged immigration violations.
In a statement, 2nd Infantry Division commander Maj. Gen. Ramon Zagala said the operation highlighted what he described as the CPP-NPA-NDF’s international recruitment and support network.
The 2nd Infantry Division said it will continue intelligence-driven operations with the PNP, BI and other government agencies to dismantle the remaining CPP-NPA-NDF network in Southern Tagalog.
