SOLCOM troops thwart another NPA attack

From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 19): SOLCOM troops thwart another NPA attack

Soldiers belonging to the Bravo Company (“B”Coy) of the 76th Infantry Brigade (7IB) thwarted another attack by the New People’s Army (NPA) at the vicinity of Sitio Agsigang, Barangay Mananao, Paluan in Occidental Mindoro recently.

Southern Luzon Command (SOLCOM) Commander Lt. General Caesar Ronnie F. Ordoyo said on Tuesday the terrorists’ attack at the cell site and the harassment on government’s troops are clear manifestations on the NPA’s desperate attempt to cling on to their unlawful cause to overthrow the government.

Lt. Gen. Ordoyo disclosed that SOLCOM has been intensifying its military operations against the NPA in the area to preempt them from launching attacks particularly on helpless communities.

The dissidents were believed to be a merged group of Sangay sa Platoon (SPN) PLAGUER and CALOY of the Yam-Ay guerrilla front of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front Southern Tagalog Regional Party Committee (STRPC).

Reports reaching the SOLCOM headquarters here said the NPA rebels fired at the troops who were on a regular patrol, but scampered in different directions after SOLCOM troops engaged them in a 10-minute firefight.

Government troops recovered an ICOM radio, long magazine for AK-47, 27 rounds of AK-47ammunitions, two cellphone chargers, 20 meter-wire clip as detonator, a pouch for binocular, bond paper written with code names, 14 SIM cards for cellphones, a memory card and P620 cash.

No casualty on the government side was reported while the enemy obtained an undetermined number of casualties.

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