A NEW People's Army (NPA) combatant was killed in a gunbattle with soldiers from 46th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Barangay Alambre, Toril District, Davao City, on Saturday afternoon.
The slain NPA member was allegedly part of the unit from the Guerilla Front (GF) 54 of the Southern Mindanao Regional Committee (SMRC) who tried to ambush two officials of Barangay Daliao on Saturday morning.
The barangay chairman identified as Generoso Bacalso and barangay councilor Ducris Daag survived the ambush attempt and were brought to the hospital for treatment.
Pursuit operations of the 46th IB resulted in the death of one NPA rebel, who was left behind by his fleeing group. Also seized was one M653 rifle.
Major General Rafael Valencia, commander of the 10th Infantry Division (ID), lauded the efforts of the soldiers who responded immediately in the area.
"We cannot allow these terroristic actions of the NPAs to persist. They (NPAs) are targeting innocent civilians, thus, the people of Davao City should already voice out their desire for peace and to condemn the use of force to attain their political objectives," Valencia said.
Earlier DCPO spokesperson Chief Inspector Milgrace Driz said that the victim accused the slain NPA rebels as perpetrators behind the abduction of 10 workers of a water project in the same area.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/2015/12/06/rebel-killed-offensive-after-ambush-attempt-445507
The slain NPA member was allegedly part of the unit from the Guerilla Front (GF) 54 of the Southern Mindanao Regional Committee (SMRC) who tried to ambush two officials of Barangay Daliao on Saturday morning.
The barangay chairman identified as Generoso Bacalso and barangay councilor Ducris Daag survived the ambush attempt and were brought to the hospital for treatment.
Pursuit operations of the 46th IB resulted in the death of one NPA rebel, who was left behind by his fleeing group. Also seized was one M653 rifle.
Major General Rafael Valencia, commander of the 10th Infantry Division (ID), lauded the efforts of the soldiers who responded immediately in the area.
"We cannot allow these terroristic actions of the NPAs to persist. They (NPAs) are targeting innocent civilians, thus, the people of Davao City should already voice out their desire for peace and to condemn the use of force to attain their political objectives," Valencia said.
Earlier DCPO spokesperson Chief Inspector Milgrace Driz said that the victim accused the slain NPA rebels as perpetrators behind the abduction of 10 workers of a water project in the same area.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/2015/12/06/rebel-killed-offensive-after-ambush-attempt-445507
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