NPA raiders kill civilian, wound cop in Sorsogon

From the Manila Bulletin (Jan 31): NPA raiders kill civilian, wound cop in Sorsogon

Sorsogon City — Around 10 heavily-armed rebels attacked a police detachment at the junction in Barangay Cabid-an, here, the other night, resulting in the wounding of a police officer and the killing of a civilian caught in the crossfire.

Senior Superintendent Victor Deona, Police Regional Office 5 (PRO5) director, blamed the attack on the New People’s Army (NPA) and lauded elements of the Sorsogon City Police Office (CPO) manning the motorist assistance center for putting up a fight.

Deona said the firefight lasted 30 minutes as augmentation forces from the military and the CPO came to the aid of the only two policemen defending the police outpost – Police Officer 3 Ronel Diesta and PO1 Noly Lagsit.

The attack turned into a running gunbattle and, at one point, the rebels grabbed a passerby to use him as a human shield.

Inspector Arne Oliquiano of the city police identified the civilian as Henry Orbina of Salvacion, Irosin town, and a worker at Saints Peter Paul Corporation in Barangay Cabid-an.

Orbina, who was hit in the back and legs during the encounter, died and was later taken to the Funeraria Labalan.

Oliquiano said one Police Officer 2 Jovit Liwanag was seriously wounded in the fierce gunbattle.

During the pursuit, the rebels entered the compound of a certain Ferdinand Tan, keeping police at bay and then fleeing in different directions.

A crisis management team has been activated to quell any more attempts of a takeover of police, military or government installations in the city.

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