The
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday announced that the wounded
rebel, captured during an encounter in Barangay Balayong, Pamplona
Lt.
Col. Ramon Zagala, AFP public affairs office chief, identified the captured
rebel as Jessie Dacaldacal, Squad Leader of Squad 2 and Vice Commanding Officer
of Sentro de Grabidad (SDG) Platoon, Southeast Front, Komiteng
Rehiyonal-Negros.
Dacaldal
was immediately given first aid on the site of the encounter and was brought to
Negros Oriental
Provincial Hospital
in Dumaguete City
He
is now in stable condition after sustaining a gunshot wound on the upper
portion of his right chest and a splinter on his neck.
In
the 7: 30 a.m. encounter with troopers of the 79th Infantry Battalion, two
rebels were killed and five M-16 automatic rifles, including one fitted with an
M-203 grenade launcher, were captured shortly after the 20-minute firefight.
"With
the encounter, the NPAs continue to show signs of decline due to unceasing
pressure from the military, law enforcement, and civilian organizations. Just
last month, communist leaders Benito and Wilma Tiamzon and Andrea Rosal, three
prominent figures in the communist insurgency, were arrested by government
authorities," Zagala stressed.
AFP
chief-of-staff Gen. Emmanuel T. Bautista earlier encouraged more rebels to
abandon the armed struggle and be productive members of the mainstream society.
He
also urged the communist group to follow the example set by the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front and to sincerely engage in the peace talks with the government
to end the over four decades of violence.
Negros
Oriental is targeted for normalization, a state when the local government takes
the lead role in peace and security. Out of the 79 NPA-affected provinces, 43
are already normalized.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=632321
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