Sunday, November 1, 2015

Trooper gunned down while securing Camarines Sur road

From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 1): Trooper gunned down while securing Camarines Sur road

Suspected New People's Army (NPA) bandits gunned down a soldier securing a farm-to-market road in Libmanan town, Camarines Sur Saturday morning.

The slain trooper was identified as Pfc. Edmhol Rey C. Caceres, a member of the 42nd Infantry Battalion, 9th Infantry Division, spokesperson Capt. Mardjorie Paimela Panesa said.

Caceres was shot dead at around 9 a.m. while guarding the farm-to-market road in Pagoring Nuevo, Libmanan, Camarines Sur.

The six-kilometer road connects San Isidro to Bahao.

Caceres, together with other enlisted personnel, was marketing at a nearby market, approximately 500 meters away from their Temporary Patrol Base, when two NPA bandits shot him in the head and back. He died instantly.

The suspects immediately fled after taking Caceres' M-16 automatic rifle.

Pursuit operations are still ongoing.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=822017
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  1. Retired AnalystNovember 1, 2015 at 8:27 AM

    In the old days, NPA actions like the one above were called "agaw armas" or "arms gathering" missions where unsuspecting soldiers or policemen were killed and their weapons stolen by the insurgents.

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