About 30 members of the New People’s Army (NPA) rebel group
raided the police station of Balangkayan, Eastern Samar
Monday night, carting away several weapons.
All five policemen on duty were not harmed during the raid
that lasted for 30 minutes around 7 p.m. on Monday, according to Eastern Samar police provincial director Sr. Supt. Romeo
Campomanes.
Campomanes said in a phone interview that at least 14
assorted firearms were carried away by rebels after they overrun the police
station.
“The police officers were caught by surprise. They did not
attempt to fight back since the NPAs threatened to shoot them if they would
move,” Campomanes told PNA.
Balangkayan town has 22 police officers; 11 were on duty on
Monday, but only five were inside the police station since others were either
conducting patrol or having dinner.
The rebels fled towards Balogo village on board a rented van
owned by Duptours. The attackers abandoned the vehicle in the remote San Gabriel
There is an ongoing probe on the incident looking into
possible lapses on police operation procedures, according to the provincial
police chief.
“We ordered hot pursuit operations against the NPA rebels
behind staging the raid,” Campomanes added.
Balangkayan, a fifth class town in Eastern Samar is about
160 kilometers away from Tacloban, the regional trade center and 30 kilometers
away from the provincial capital of Borongan
City
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