Troopers from the 52nd Infantry Battalion and supporting militiamen from the Pinamurutan CAA Detachment have successfully repulsed a group of 30 New People's Army (NPA) rebels reportedly on a extortion mission in Barangay Mabini, Calbayog City, Samar last July 12.
Belated
reports from Capt. Amado Gutierrez, 8th Infantry Division, the mother unit of
the 52nd Infantry Battalion, said government forces under Sgt. Charito L.
Villamor were conducting a routine security patrol when they encountered the
rebel band headed by one "Dado Baldonado".
A
25-minute firefight broke out between the opposing groups. This ended with the
retreat of the rebels who sustained an undetermined number of casualties with
no losses to the government side.
Gutierrez
added that 52nd Infantry Battalion troopers recovered a homemade shotgun in the
scene of the encounter.
Meanwhile,
two NPA camps were discovered by operating troops of the 20th Infantry
Battalion.
The
first camp was discovered on July 11 in the outskirts of Barangay Toog,
Lavasares, Northern Samar .
It
was assessed by troops to have been abandoned by the NPAs three weeks ago.
Inspection
revealed that it can accommodate 50 people, has 40 sleeping bunkers, three
guard posts, two kitchens and two comport rooms.
While
the second camp was discovered on July 12 at the vicinity of Barangay
Luisita , Victoria , Northern Samar .
This
camp can accommodate seven people. It was said to have been hastily vacated by
the NPAs one to two days before it was discovered owing to the fresh signs of
habitation in the camp’s periphery and military uniforms and civilian clothing
recovered by the troops.
Both
NPA camps were discovered by a platoon of soldiers led by 1st Lt. Alge Oronan.
“While
the focus of 8th Infantry Division is to deliver community services to the
people through its 'Bayanihan' Teams, your soldiers will continue to defend the
people against the NPAs who continue to extort, intimidate and worst, even kill
those who oppose them," Gutierrez concluded.
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