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PAGADIAN
CITY – Another encounter between the government troops and members News
People’s Army belong to the WMRPC somewhere at the vicinity of Brgy. Palian,
Malangas, Zamboanga Sibugay Province.
Captain
Alberto C. Caber, spokes person of Division Public Affairs Office said, on or
about 4:30 PM this afternoon, August 17, 2012 - Two sections from the 14th
Scout Ranger Battalion encountered more or less 40 heavily armed NPA.
As
of the press time the intermittent firefight and running gun battle still
ongoing in the area. The encounter was a result of the information from the
civilian in the area on the presence of runaway armed men.
The
Government troops scouring at the vicinity of the encounter were able to
recovered the following items; 1 netbook, 1 magazine with 163 rounds ammunition
for AK47, 16 rounds of 7.62 mm linked 13 rounds of Garand ammunition, Medical
items, Subversive documents, and other personal belongings.
“No
casualty on government side while we believed that undetermined casualty occurs
on the enemy side base on the blood stain recovered from their escape route. The
government troops are still on combat operations in the area.” Capt. Caber
added.
PNP
and LGU of Malangas minicipality, expressed thanks to the government troops for
the actions of the Tabak troopers.
Maj.
Gen. Ricardo Rainier Cruz III, Tabak chief congratulated the civilian
informants who give the vital in information on the location of armed CPP-NPA
NDF of the WMRPC
It
was recalled, one soldier of the 53rd Infantry Battalion of the 102nd
Brigade Philippine Army was killed in encounter the other day August 15, 2012
at about 3:35 in the afternoon between the communist rebels.
The
encounter lasted for 30 minutes after the government troops led by Captain
Rafel L. Balincamaya, Jr. while on its reconnaissance operation was able to
penetrate the lair of the rebels at the vicinity of Brgy. Compostela, Buug, Zamboanga
Sibugay. (Jong Cadion)
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Intermittent firefight between the Gov’t forces and NPA still ongoing
One army killed in an encounter between the NPA
One army killed in an encounter between the NPA