Three New People's Army (NPA) fighters were killed along
with one soldier during a series of clashes in Sorsogon and Masbate
Thursday morning.
903rd Infantry Brigade commander Col. Cesar M. Idio said
three NPA "SPARU" members were killed while two soldiers from the
31st Infantry Battalion were wounded in an encounter in Barangay Bacolod,
Irosin, Sorsogon at 11:30 a.m.
"SPARU" means "Special Partisan Unit" or
the rebels' assassination team.
Three pistols and a hand grenade were also recovered.
“A 'Bayanihan' Team of the 31st Infantry Battalion was
conducting house-to-house dialogues when they were fired upon by five NPA SPARU
members ensuing a 15 minute firefight,” Idio said.
Pursuit operation is still ongoing.
Earlier in Masbate, a soldier was gunned down by three NPA
SPARUs in Barangay Bagacay of San Jacinto town, Ticao Island
His identity is being withheld as of this report pending
notification of his next-of-kin.
“He was on his way to send money to his family when he was
shot by the three NPA SPARUs. They withdrew using motorized banca after the
attack,” Idio stressed.
The provinces of Sorsogon and Masbate
remain to be SOLCOM’s focus area in Bicol Region.
“We are intensifying our military operations and peace
efforts in these areas in order for us to achieve our shared goal of a peaceful
Sorsogon and Masbate provinces,” said Southern
Luzon Command head Lt. Gen. Ricardo R. Visaya.
He reminded the commanders and troops to be more alert and
be security conscious to avoid NPA SPARU attacks.
“As we move towards the direction of attaining peace, we
also recognize the sacrifices and heroism of our soldiers who gave their all
for this shared goal,” Visaya said.
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