Saturday, October 19, 2013

Soldier dead, rebel captured

From Tempo (Oct 16): Soldier dead, rebel captured

SANTIAGO, Agusan del Norte – An Army soldier was killed and scores of New People’s Army (NPA) fighters were believed either killed or wounded while the rebels’ alleged rebel platoon leader was captured in two separate encounters in Palo 9 and Palo 8 of Barangay Poblacion 1, Santiago town, Agusan del Norte, yesterday.

Supt. Martin M. Gamba, spokesman for Police Regional Office 13 (PRO 13), identified the slain Army soldier as Pfc. Rey A. Pastrana of 29thInfantry Battallion (29th IB).

The identity of the captured Platoon 1 commander of the Sanga Samahang Partido Platoon, Front Committee 16-A of the CPP-NPA Northeastern Mindanao Regional Party Committee, is temporarily withheld pending investigation, said Gamba.

http://www.tempo.com.ph/2013/10/soldier-dead-rebel-captured/#.UmLTkpfD-AI

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