MANILA, Philippines—Two generals sacked over an erroneous list of University of the Philippines (UP) alumni who had become communist guerrillas had been recommended for reinstatement by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.
Lorenzana said after “exhaustively” studying the case, it was found that the two generals—Maj. Gen. Alex Luna and Maj. Gen. Benedict Arevalo—were “not directly responsible” for the publication of the unverified list, which claimed that several now prominent individuals, who graduated from UP, had joined New People’s Army (NPA).
Luna was Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) deputy chief of staff of intelligence while Arevalo was deputy chief of staff for civ…
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