An intelligence officer of the San Pascual Municipal Police
Station was critically wounded in an ambush staged by New People's Army (NPA)
rebels at Barangay Mabini, San Pascual, Masbate
on Friday afternoon.
PO2 Jim Velasco, 44, married and resident of Barangay Bulod
in the same town, was rushed to the St.John
Hospital in Naga City
A report reaching Chief Supt. Victor P. Deona, Philippine
National Police (PNP) Bicol regional director, said Velasco was on board his
motorcycle at about 5 p.m. when the rebels, armed with M-16 and M-14 armalite
rifles, fired at him.
Although hit, the intelligence officer returned fire,
alarming his fellow officers who were about 500 meters away.Velasco's
companions immediately responded and also exchanged gunfire with the NPA
members.
Deona said Velasco had earlier received an information on
the presence of armed rebels in the area, which prompted him to go there to
conduct surveillance operation.
The insurgents, however, were already in an ambush position
when he arrived in the area and fired at him.
They immediately withdrew towards Sitio Bagong Sirang,
Barangay San Pedro, same town, when the reinforcing police officers arrived.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=788652
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