Police and military authorities here have launched manhunt
against suspected members of the New Peoples Army (NPA) who ambushed two
unarmed soldiers Friday morning.
A statement from the 57th Infantry Battalion said joint
operations were still on going in the hinterlands of Barangay Noa and nearby
villages.
The two soldiers, Corporal Nuran Rajabuayan and Private
First Class Wilfredo Ligsay of 57th IB "Charlie" company, were on
board a motorbike heading back to the company base at past 10 a.m. when members
of the NPA opened fire on them.
The 57th IB statement said the two soldiers in civilian
clothes were both unarmed since they had just conducted a peace and development
outreach program (PDOP) in the village
of Noa
The Army initiated PDOP aims to convince locals who may have
been influenced by communist guerillas to support peace and development
programs of the Philippines
Both were rushed to a hospital in Kidapawan City
Medical Specialist
Center
The Army statement condemning the attack said the soldiers
were on peace mission when attacked, an indication the NPAs do not want peace
and development.
“They were not bringing their firearms when they went to the
community which clearly shows both were not in a war mode,” said the 57th IB
statement.
It was the second NPA perpetrated violence this month in North Cotabato .
Last week, five NPAs who bragged they were peoples' military
executed in public in President Roxas, North Cotabato a former comrade who
returned to the folds of the law and lived normal lives since then.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=771934
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