The 36th Infantry
Battalion headed by Lt. Col. Anastacio Suaybaguio, Jr. under the 401st Infantry
Brigade of the Philippine Army (PA) has urged the people of Surigao del Sur to
join them in condemning the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in what it called a habitual
use of landmine in furthering their cause.
Capt. Al Anthony Pueblas, battalion
civil military operations (CMO) officer, aired anew their grievances last week
while mourning for the death of their two fellow soldiers, a civilian, and the
wounding of six others, one of whom, another plain citizen.
The ambush took
place at around 9:00 p.m. on April 1, Holy Wednesday, somewhere in the vicinity
of Sitio Ban-as, Barangay Mahayag, San Miguel town, 31 kilometers south, this
city, he said.
Pueblas did not give much detail but said elements of the 41st
Division Reconnaissance Company and the 4th Field Artillery Battalion were
waylaid by NPA rebels while passing along the road in the place mentioned on
board four army trucks.
The CMO officer stressed that NPA rebels indeed do not
mind whether it is Holy Week as long as they get an opportunity.
Pueblas claimed
what happened was another violation of the Comprehensive Agreement on the
Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law
(CARHRIHL).Meanwhile, he said that the entire battalion has expressed sympathy
especially for the bereaved family of all the victims, most particularly the
civilian.
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