From the Manila Bulletin (Sep 17): Soldier hurt in NPA ambush
Army troopers from the 74th Infantry Battalion figured in an encounter with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Sitio Matalahan, Barangay San Vicente Silangan, here, last Monday, wounding one soldier, the military’s Southern Luzon Command (Solcom) reported (Tuesday) September 17, 2013.
Lt. Col. Domingo B. Gobway, Solcom acting spokesman, said the soldiers, on patrol operations to address complaints of alleged rebel extortion in the village, were fired upon by the rebels.
The name of the soldier wounded in the first volley of fire was with held by the Solcom, but assured that he is already undergoing medical treatment at Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Medical Center in Quezon City.
“The NPA continuously violates human rights by conducting ambuscades, attacks against civilians, threat and intimidation for those not paying revolutionary taxes, assassinations and even kidnapping against soldiers conducting peace and development missions in the countryside,” said Lt. Gen. Caesar Ronnie F. Ordoyo, Solcom commander.
http://www.mb.com.ph/soldier-hurt-in-npa-ambush/
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