The Philippine National Police (PNP) has identified the police trainee killed and nine others wounded in the treacherous attack conducted by 20 suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Sitio Kabunagan, Tadian town in
All of the victims are members of the PNP Cordillera's Special Counter Operations Unit Training Group (Scouts).
Senior Supt. Oliver Alilis Enmodias, Cordillera police operations and plans chief, said the incident took place around 5:45 a.m. while the policemen were on an early morning jogging.
Senior Supt Reuben Theodore Sindac, PNP public information chief, identified the lone fatality as PO1 Denver Balabag.
The nine wounded were Insp. Melenium Bantas, who sustained gunshot wound on the arms and foot; PO1 Alex Dulnuan, gunshot wound on right arm; PO1 Pawas Dakelan, gunshot wound on stomach; PO1 Junelle Ngalawen, gunshot wound on right leg; PO1 Jasmin Salve, gunshot wound on left shoulder; PO1 Mitchell Maludon, gunshot wound on right knee; PO1 Robin Benito, gunshot wound on both knees; PO1 Jefferson Sarri gunshot wound on both knees and PO1 Everson Wagis.
Enmodias said the group, numbering 99 (four assistant instructors and 95 trainees), were jogging and technically “unarmed” since the guns they were carrying are not loaded with bullets.
However, he said the group has an escort of 10 armed policemen who engaged the rebels positioned in an elevated area in the mountains some three kilometers away from the police camp.
Enmodias said the PNP strongly condemns the dastardly attack by the NPAs, adding that pursuit operations are ongoing.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&sid=&nid=&rid=539004
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