Government troopers from the Southern Luzon Command (SOLCOM) clashed with about 30 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels Friday morning in the far-flung Barangay Duongan Ilaya in Catanauan, Quezon.
Two squads of soldiers belonging to the Bravo Company of the 74th “Unbeatable” Infantry Battalion (IB) of the Philippine Army’s 2nd Infantry Division traded shots with some 30 fully armed rebels starting 8:15 a.m. while they were on patrol for internal peace and security operations in Sitio Pangi in Duongan Ilaya village.
A soldier identified as Private First Class (PFC) Denopol expired later after he succumbed to several gunshot wounds.
The firefight lasted an hour before the rebels retreated.Soldiers said the NPA group may have suffered casualties due to several blood trails at the rebels’ retreat routes and heavy blood stains from the encounter site.
Government troops recovered an undetonated improvised explosive device (IED), detonating wires, makeshift tents and other NPA belongings.
SOLCOM commander Lieutenant General Caesar Ronnie F. Ordoyo commended the 74th IB Bravo Company troopers and expressed his sympathy to the fallen comrade.
The SOLCOM commanding general also vowed government troops will exercise extreme vigilance to counter the NPA’s terrorist threat.
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He also assured residents and rural folks in the vicinity of the clash site that the military prioritizes their safety and security from the enemies of the state.
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