The Philippine Army yesterday disowned the "order of battle" allegedly drawn up by the Armed Forces Central Command, that contained the names of top CPP-NPA personalities in Visayas, and included a Negrense broadcaster.

Maj. Lyndon Sollesta, commander of the Army Civil Relations Group in Visayas, stressed that Julius Mariveles is not included in the alleged military OB (order of battle) as earlier reported, much more the NUJP (National Union of Journalists in the Philippines.

Mariveles who has been employed by DYEZ Aksyon Radyo since 2003, was listed in the alleged CENCOM order of battle for the first semester of 2005 as secretary general of partylist Bayan Muna.

Sollesta said the report is being circulated by the enemy affiliated groups with sinister motive to drag NUJP against the military.

He added that the NUJP should insulate its ranks against possible enemy infiltration.

Mariveles, who was secretary general of Bayan-Negros and not Bayan Muna, said that while he welcomed the development, he will still go through the normal process by sending letters to concerned government agencies, to clear his name.

The Article 3, an alliance of several media groups in Negros Occidental, joined Mariveles in demanding that his name be stricken off the military list.

While Col. Jerry Jalandoni, newly-installed Negros military commander, assured his safety, Mariveles said the verbal assurance is not enough as the threat remains until his name is removed from the list.

Sollesta said they are still verifying the source of the alleged CENCOM order of battle.*GPB

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