Monday, March 16, 2015

PNP official, 4 cops seriously wounded in Camarines Sur ambush

From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 16): PNP official, 4 cops seriously wounded in Camarines Sur ambush

An official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and four of his men on board a police patrol car were critically wounded when they were ambushed by New People's Army (NPA) rebels at Sitio Binubon, Barangay Malinao, Libmanan, Camarines Sur, at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

A police report reaching Chief Supt. Victor P. Deona, Police Regional Office 5 director, identified the wounded officers who were brought to the Mother Seton Hospital as Chief Insp. Ruben Padua, Police Officer 3 (PO3) Jolan Aguinaldo, PO1 Leonil Fiesta, PO1 Sabroso and PO2 Jupiter Rubianes of the Camarines Sur Provincial Police Office (CSPPO).

The report said the rebels planted an improvised explosive device (IED) in the road where the policemen were to pass but elements of the Philippine Army's 22nd Infantry Battalion discovered the planted improvised bomb, which was picked up by Aguinaldo and Rubianes.

The two police officers were about to bring this bomb to their station, however, they did not sense that the rebels were already in an ambush position and fired at them, wounding them.

The PA soldiers immediately responded as the ambush area was just near their camp, saving the two police officers.

In response, members of the CSSPO led by Padua went to the area but their vehicle hit another IED planted by the rebels.

Even already wounded, the police officers fired back at the rebels, who immediately withdrew upon learning that the reinforcing Army soldiers were already approaching.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=744686

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