SORSOGON CITY, May 8 – Three NPA extortionists were killed in an
encounter with government troops in a remote village in Donsol, early morning
today, a military official said in a text message.
The cadavers of the communist rebels are yet to be identified.
Ltc. Teody Toribio, Commanding Officer of the 31st
Infantry Battalion said that the three bandits died in a clash with his troops
at about 5:14am today. Toribio said that he sent troopers from Bravo Company
led by its Commanding Officer, 1Lt. Randel L. Wandag after receiving a tip-0ff
from a concerned resident in Sitio Nagmara, Bgy. Pinamanaan, a remote village
in said town.
“The rebels fired the first shots when we were approaching their
temporary camp, triggering a 30-minute firefight, they were about 10-15 rebels
and were resting in said place and others are in their hammocks," Toribio
said quoting Wandag. The bandits fled leaving behind their three fallen
comrades.
Recovered war materials are M16 rifle, 9mm pistol, magazines for
M16 and M14 rifles, several ammunitions, 5 backpacks containing personal
belongings of the rebels and voluminous terrorist documents containing high
intelligence value.
“My troops did not incur any casualties and they are still
conducting pursuit operations to hunt down the remnants of the bandit group, if
relatives will not claim the cadavers, we will give the fallen rebels a decent
burial,” Toribio added in a phone interview.
Col. Felix Castro Jr.,Commander of the 903rd Infantry Brigade said
"We are not rejoicing over the death of these misguided people. We enjoin the
public to help us in convincing the rebels to lay down their arms and cooperate
with the government."
Bgy. Pinamanaan is 19 kilometers away from Donsol proper. (Maloha
Hatoc/PIA Sorsogon)
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