Conrado Balweg

Conrado Balweg
BornDecember 29, 1942
Commonwealth of the Philippines
DiedDecember 31, 1999(1999-12-31) (aged 57)
Malibcong, Abra, Philippines
SpouseCorazon Cortel
Children5
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionCatholicism
OrdainedNovember 27, 1970
Pope Paul VI
Congregations served
Society of the Divine Word
Military career
NicknameKa Ambo
AllegianceNew People's Army
(1979–1986)
Cordillera People’s Liberation Army
(1986–1999)
UnitLumbaya Company (NPA)

Conrado M. Balweg (December 29, 1942 – December 31, 1999) was a former Filipino Catholic priest and rebel who was the founder of the Cordillera People's Liberation Army, a militant group which advocated autonomy for the Cordillera region in the Philippines. He was also known by the nom-de-guerre Ka Ambo.

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