A soldier was wounded after around five New People's Army
(NPA) fighters fired on his detachment in Daraga, Albay Friday morning.
2nd Infantry Battalion commander Col. Perfecto Peñaredondo,
said the NPAs positioned themselves about 300 meters from the detachment before
opening fire at 6:35 a.m.
"Sporadic enemy gunfire lasted about one minute that
resulted to one of our soldiers slightly wounded," he said.
The wounded trooper, identified as Sgt. Lorenzo Hernan,
given first aid before brought to Bicol Regional Teaching and Training Hospital
Pursuit operations are now ongoing.
Peñaredondo said the attacked detachment is a newly
established camp of the 22nd Infantry Battalion.
They just moved in to Barangay San Ramon, Daraga, Albay last
Feb. 12.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=860929
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