The death of Ceralvo was confirmed by the 301st Infantry Brigade following the forensic examination of the recovered cadaver of the NPA leader done by the PNP's Scene of the Crime Operation (SOCO) team, a press release from the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division’s Public Affairs Office said.
Ceralvo alias “Lex” is the 2nd Deputy Secretary of Kometing Rehiyon-Panay (SF KR-P) Southern Front and Commanding Officer of the Front Operational Command Komiteng Rehiyon-Panay (FOC KR-P).
According to Major General Benedict Arevalo, commander of then 3ID, that the death of Ceralvo and those of his comrades serves as a warning to other terrorists that they will suffer the same fate if they don’t surrender peacefully.
