A Philippine National Police (PNP) official, a member of the
Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) and four young civilians were
wounded in a series of harassment cases staged by New People's Army (NPA)
rebels in the provinces of Camarines Norte, Albay and Sorsogon.
A police report identified the wounded CAFGU member as
Hubert Pagao, assigned with the 3rd Platoon 5th CAA Company, 9th Infantry
Battalion of the Philippine Army based in the detachment in Jose Panganiban,
Camarines Norte.
Pagao was brought to the Camarines Norte
Provincial Hospital
During the clearing operation done by the soldiers after the
withdrawal of the rebels, they found a dead body several meters from their
detachment, which they believed to be that of an NPA member.
At about 8:30 p.m. Monday, another group of rebels harassed
the camp of the 3rd Maneuver Company of the 5th Regional Public Safety
Battalion based in Barangay San Ignacio, Gubat, Sorsogon.
Police Insp. Francis Camu, unit commanding officer, was
wounded during a 10-minute firefight and rushed to the Sorsogon Provincial
Hospital
The rebels withdrew towards the direction of Barangay
Beriran in the same town.
At about 7:48 p.m., also on Monday, rebels attacked members
of the 91st Civic Military Operation Bayanihan Team based in Sunrise Village
Baldo 1, Barangay Anislag, Daraga, Albay.
Four civilians were wounded in the incident and brought to
the Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital.
Police identified them as James Allen Dominguez, 2; Eugene
Asaytuno, 14; Rochcuel Biazon, 17, and John Leo Zamora, 18 -- all residents of
the place.
Military authorities said that the PA unit was doing
civil-military operation in the area when the incident occurred.
Police also reported successive attacks of communist
insurgents against military and police facilities in Bulan, Sorsogon at 3:45
p.m.; Magallanes, Sorsogon, 7:10 p.m.; Casiguran, Sorsogon, 7:45 p.m. -- all on
Monday -- that resulted in just minutes of firefights.
Military and police officials believed that the successive
NPA attacks were in retaliation for the death of three communist dissidents in
an encounter with military men in Irosin, Sorsogon, and the capture of a top
rebel leader in Daraga, Albay, on Sunday.
Police identified the captured NPA commander as Eddie Astano
alias Ka Taba/Louie of the Bicol Regional Party Committee (BRPC).
Chief Supt. Victor P. Deona, PNP Bicol regional director,
has ordered police offices in Bicol to intensify their readiness and monitoring
of rebel activities in their respective areas of responsibility.
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