Gregorio Rosal

Gregorio Rosal (19 April 1947 – 22 June 2011) also known by his nom-de-guerre Ka Roger, was the leader of the Melito Glor Command of the New People's Army (NPA) in the Southern Tagalog region of the Philippines, and spokesperson of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) from 1994 until 2006.

Early life Roger Rosal was the third of six children born to Pablo Rosal and Crispina Crusat, both of whom were sugar plantation workers. His brother and sisters were Nicetas, Bernardo, Felicidad, Emilia and Remedios. He was also a trade union organizer and student activist, being a member of Kabataang Makabayan. In 1973, he was captured by government security forces and incarcerated at Camp Vicente Lim in Laguna, but managed to escape five months later. Rosal joined the New People's Army shortly thereafter.

Career Rosal was assigned the task of establishing NPA forces in the Southern Tagalog and Bicol provinces during the 1970s and the 1980s. Some sources state that he was "severely criticized and disciplined"

Personal life Roger Rosal was married to Rosario; her maiden name is either Lodronio, Rosario Lodronio was also a member of the communist revolutionary movement who died in a firefight in 2011; the NPA's Rosario Lodronio Rosal Command operating in Infanta, Quezon is named in her honor.

Rosal was said to have liked playing softball and that he was religious. He also enjoyed playing musical instruments such as the guitar and harmonica, and singing as well. He once referred to himself as "the singing terrorist".