Soldiers of the 11 th Infantry Battalion recovered guns and ammunition after an encounter with a group of suspected New People's Army rebels in Sitio Kabudburan, Brgy. Amontay, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental, yesterday.
1Lt. Von Ryan Gomez, 11IB Civil Military Operations officer,
said the Army troopers were conducting a security patrol in the place, when by
suspected armed rebels, fired at them triggering about five minutes of
firefight.
Gomez said the fleeing rebels left behind a 357 caliber
revolver with six ammunition, a homemade 12 gauge shotgun with a magazine
containing a live ammunition, and a back pack containing personal belongings
and subversive documents that were recovered at the encounter site.
Soldiers pursuing the fleeing rebels, who dispersed into
small groups, also noticed traces of bloodstains along their withdrawal routes,
indicating that they had suffered casualties in the brief gunbattle, he added.
No casualty was reported on the government side.
Two days earlier, a squad-sized unit of Civilian Armed
Forces Geographical Unit led by a certain Cpl. Galapin, also encountered seven
suspected rebels in Sitio Bulabog, Brgy. Tanlad, Tayasan, Negros
Oriental.
Gomez said the rebels, split into two groups and fled
towards Sitio Pagatanan and Lantad proper, leaving behind a .45 caliber pistol
with six ammunition at the encounter site.
Lt. Col. Paulito Idul,11IB commander, said in a statement he
issued that the two recent encounters in Tayasan, Negros Oriental, and
Binalbagan, Negros Occidental, have proven that the rebels are no longer
enjoying the support of the people, who have been reporting their presence to
government troops.
Idul also expressed his gratitude to the civilians for their
continued support to the 11IB, and urged everyone to continue supporting the
peace and security efforts of the Philippine Army, especially in central Negros. *
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