Three soldiers wounded in Kalinga ambush

From the Philippine News Agency (May 15): Three soldiers wounded in Kalinga ambush

A group of armed men believed to be members of the New People's Army (NPA) fired upon army soldiers in security detail in Baay, Pinukpuk, Kalinga Province at 3:00 a.m. Wednesday, wounding three of the government troopers.

Police Senior Superintendent Dave Limmong, public information officer of the Cordillera Regional Office Cordillera (PROCOR) said the ambushed soldiers belong to the Second Bravo Company of the 17th Infantry Brigade.

The wounded soldiers were identified in the flash radio report from their commander Colonel Roger Salvador as Sgt. Calilid, Pfc. Landa and Pfc Viray. More details from the site cannot be made available as of press time.

Records showed this is the second ambush in the same province since May 11, 2013 when suspected NPA communist guerillas fired upon soldiers securing the recent mid-term elections. Three of the soldiers died and five survived with severe injuries in that attack.

Salvador informed the PROCOR that pursuit operations are underway, while the wounded soldiers were evacuated for treatment at a hospital in Caoayan, Isabela.

The province which was formerly part of the Cagayan Valley region is known to be infested by remnants of the NPA.

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