Police on patrol near the Agusan del Sur-Surigao border. File photograph by Erwin Mascarinas
Reports reaching Manila indicated that more than 30 heavily-armed New People's Army (NPA) rebels on Saturday seized a soldier in civilian garb who was astride a motorcycle driven a barangay councilor in San Luis, Agusan del Sur.
The incident happened near the Km 16 marker around 9:00 a.m. at Barangay Policarpio, according to the report received Sunday from Capt. Alberto Caber, public affairs chief of the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom).
Caber identified the soldier as Corporal Adriano Bingil, a member of the Philippine Army's 26th Infantry Battalion.
"Barangay Kagawad Reneboy Galino, who was driving the motorcycle, reported that they were flagged down by the armed NPA and the rebels forcibly took the soldier away," Caber said.
He said among the band of rebels were five female fighters.
Caber said the rebels were led by a certain Cai, all of them believed to belong to the North Central Mindanao Regional Committee.
"Pursuit operations have been launched to rescue the soldier while the local PNP is conducting investigation," Caber said.
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