385:(CPP) would release their own account of what transpired in Samar months later on April 20, 2023 as per internal reports of their own Central Committee. They say that the Tiamzons along with eight other members of the central headquarters' guerilla force were captured by the military while riding separated vehicles. They alleged they were subjected to beatings before being killed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The communist group states that the capture occurred on August 21, 2022 before their remains were disposed off on the boat early morning of the following day.
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Desacada, Miriam; Punongbayan, Michael (23 August 2022).
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