Soldiers under the 4th Infantry Division launched pursuit operation against 40 heavily armed men responsible for the killing of five persons and the burning of heavy equipment at Kilometer Sitio 4-Marangan, Barangay Remedios, Esperanza, Agusan del Sur 9:30 am on Tuesday.
Capt. Severino David, deputy commander and spokesperson of the Eastern Mindanao Command, identified the victims as Buklit Cosan a former militia, Felipe Hadraque, a former soldiers and three other civilians namely Datu Mankurente, Remy Pulintan, and alias Jun-jun.
He said the perpetrators also razed a heavy equipment reportedly owned by the Shannalyne Corporation that was hired by Esperanza Local Government Unit for the land preparation in the planting of Acacia Mangium trees over a land awarded through the Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT) granted to the Higaonons in the area.
David said soldiers backed up by military choppers are pursuing the rebels.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=536053
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