A trooper from the 69th Infantry Battalion was killed while
four others were wounded in a series of clashes with rebel forces in Paquibato
District, Davao City
Capt. Rhyan Batchar, 10th Infantry Division spokesperson,
said the rebels were from Guerrilla Front 56 and Pulang Bagani Company 1 of the
Southern Mindanao Regional Committee.
The first incident happened while soldiers from Bravo
Company, 69th Infantry Battalion, were checking the reported presence of New
People's Army (NPA) rebels under one alias "Jiares" at Sitio Kialaw,
Barangay Malabog, Paquibato District last Dec. 11.
In this encounter, an improvised explosive device (IED) was
exploded by the NPAs.
Killed in the blast was Pfc. Johnhill Victor Alarcon while
wounded was Cpl. Ramil Aquino.
Alarcon's remains are currently at Villa Funeral Parlor, Panabo City
while awaiting transfer to Iloilo , while Aquino
is undergoing medical treatment at Camp
Panacan Station
Hospital , Davao City
The second incident happened when soldiers from Charlie
Company, 69th Infantry Battalion, engaged the fleeing NPAs at Sitio Bal-ong,
Barangay Malabog, Paquibato District at 4:30 p.m. last Dec. 12.
Three soldiers -- one officer and two enlisted personnel --
were hit by gunshots and shrapnel wounds but were immediately brought to the
hospital for medical treatment while the NPAs were believed to suffer
casualties as observed by the soldiers.
The wounded soldiers, identified as 2nd Lt. Earl Jun Atucha,
Sgt. Maynard De Guzman and Cpl. Allan Paul Salvador, are now being treated at
the hospital.
The soldiers recovered live ammunition for M-14 and M-16
rifles, empty shells of assorted high-powered firearms, 150-meter electrical
wire and several personal belongings from the NPAs who immediately fled.
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