By DPAO, 8ID PA
CAMP VICENTE LUKBAN, Catbalogan
City – Army troops operating in Northern Samar
Province encountered NPA members in a
remote area of Sitio Cabangahan Barangay Mckinley, Catarman, Northern
Samar at around 2:25 in the afternoon of June 8, 2015.
In a report from Lt. Col. Carmelito T. Pangatungan,
Commanding Officer of the 63rd Infantry (Innovator) Battalion, troops of 81st
Division Reconnaissance Company under his unit’s operational control while
conducting Focus Military Operations in the outskirts of said barangay when
they chanced upon a team of NPA rebels passing also in the area. A brief exchange
of firefight followed forcing the enemy to withdraw from their position leaving
behind several war materiels at the encounter site. Among the items recovered
were one AK47 and ammunitions.
The rebels were unable to inflict casualties against
government forces while one casualty on the rebel side whose cadaver will be
turned over to the Barangay Council of Mckinley for identification.
Major General Jet B. Velarmino, 8ID Commander, expressed his
appreciation to the operating troops of the 81st Division Reconnaissance
Company for their dedication and commitment in safeguarding the communities
against the rebels. Further, he reiterated the government’s call for
non-violence, for the rebels to return to the mainstream society, and for them
to take advantage of the government’s reconciliation programs.
http://www.samarnews.com/news2015/jun/d345.htm
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