Troopers from the 84th Infantry Battalion, deployed to
secure the Bukidnon-Davao Road North Cotabato
Tuesday morning.
The firefight lasted for 25 minutes. Eastern Mindanao
Command spokesperson Major Ezra Balagtey said troops were dispatched after
receiving reports that the construction site in Sitio Puting Bato, Barangay
Sumalili was under attack by the rebels.
He added that the rebels retreated to different directions
leaving behind the following weapons and equipment:
One AK 47 rifle; a Colt .45 pistol; two hand grenades;a
rifle grenade; 10 jungle packs; one medical kit and three short magazine
assembly for M-16s with ammunition.
No casualty was reported on both sides during the encounter.
"We will not allow them to continue intimidating the
communities and launch anti-development atrocities that will hamper the
delivery of development and socio economic growth in the countryside,"
Eastern Mindanao Command chief Lt. Gen. Aurelio Baladad said.
In another related development, security forces discovered
and disarmed two IEDs (improvised explosive devices) on Monday.
Balagtey said the first IED was recovered around 3:00 p.m. when
a concerned citizen informed the New Bataan Municipal Police Station and 66th
Infantry Battalion regarding an IED discovered planted beside the national
highway of Purok 1A, Bantacan, New Bataan, Compostela Valley
He added that the recovered IED weighs around six kilos with
estimated 75-meter wire and a blasting cap.
In Paquibato District, Davao
City , another IED was recovered by
operating troops of 69th Infantry Battalion at Sitio Pala, Barangay Sumimao in
Paquibato District, Davao
City
Both IEDs were successfully dismantled and brought to New
Bataan Municipal Police Station and 69th Infantry Battalion headquarters for
proper disposition.
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