Albay: Army’s ‘Bayanihan’ activity harassed

From the Manila Bulletin (Feb 22): Albay: Army’s ‘Bayanihan’ activity harassed

Terrorists tried to harass a group of Army men and government officials conducting countryside development projects in Guinobatan town yesterday, leaving one army man wounded.

Captain Alexander Palacio, Philippine Army’s 2nd Infantry Brigade commander, said Private First Class (PFC) Raymund Pilosopo sustained a bullet wound in the chest when armed men swooped down on their position around 10 a.m. yesterday.

The soldiers from “Team Bayanihan” was then with Department of Agriculture (DA) representatives, conducting a countryside development program in Barangay Balete.

Pilosopo was taken to the Aquinas Hospital, Legazpi City for medical treatment.

Meanwhile, in Camp Nakar, Lucena City, 13 suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels including a top-ranking officer of Bicol Regional Party Committee (BRPC) of the NPA had been neutralized for the period starting January 2014.

Lt. Gen. Caesar Ronnie Ordoyo, Southern Luzon Command (Solcom) chief, said that among the surrenderers was George Geluz or Mario dela Cruz, alias “Ka Mulong,” the secretary of the NPA in Bicol.

Last week, Ramil C. Burigas, or “Ka Jake” of Camarines Sur, turned over his 9mm pistol and other war items, including an improvised explosive device, one six wired blasting cap, detonating cords, electrical wires and one detonator switch, and presented subversive documents and 47 compact discs, said Ordoyo.

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