A civilian was killed while three others were wounded,
including a Philippine Army (PA) lieutenant, in an encounter between Army
soldiers and a group of New People’s Army (NPA) rebels Tuesday morning in
Barangay Udoc, a hinterland village in Libmanan, Camarines Sur, an Army officer
said.
Killed was Ely Boy Aroso, a native of Barangay Udoc, who was
hit in a crossfire and died instantly; while those injured were Army 1Lt. Carl
Edwin Guardacasa, Corporal Joseph Pacon and Police Officer 3 Ariel Fortuna,
said Captain Marjorie Panesa, 9th Infantry Division public affairs chief.
The joint team of soldiers from the Army’s 42nd IB and
Philippine National Police Public Safety Company was on a security patrol
operation at around 5:48 a,m, Tuesday at Sitio (sub-village) Mambinetes in
Barangay Udoc when they chanced upon a 15-man NPA group.
A 15-minute firefight ensued where the three troopers from
the government forces were wounded during the exchange of fire while a civilian
was killed in the crossfire, Panesa said.
The NPA rebels fled when they were overpowered by the
government troopers and left behind three M16 assault rifles.
Quoting a report from the team, Panes said the government
troop led by Guardacasa were surprised when a civilian appeared at the
encounter site and was later found dead.
Responding police scene of the crime operatives are yet to
investigate whether the slain civilian was hit from a bullet fired by the NPA
rebels or from the government troopers.
Meanwhile, in Lupi town, NPA rebels gunned down on Monday an
active member of the Citizen Armed Forces and Geographical Unit while the
victim was about to buy cigarettes in a store in Barangay Casay.
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