Two members of the Philippine Army were wounded in a
two-hour encounter with New People's Army rebels at Sitio Kamandag, Barangay
San Pascual, Casiguran, Sorsogon at about 2:05 a.m. Thursday.
A police report identified the soldiers as Pfc. Eddie Aquino
and Pfc. Sherwin Cama, both belonging to the Squad BTO, of the Alpha Company,
31st Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army based at Barangay Aniog, Juban,
Sorsogon.
The report said the government troopers headed by Army Capt.
Abdul Nasser Salem were conducting a combat patrol operation when they chanced
upon 20 NPA rebels, immediately resulting in an exchange of fire.
After a 45-minute firefight, the Army men noticed that
Aquino and Cama sustained gunshot wounds, prompting them to call for reinforcement.
A platoon of the Bravo Company led by Capt. Wilfredo Dalisay
came to the aid of their companions and evacuated the two wounded soldiers.
With the enhanced number of the PA soldiers, the dissidents
were forced to withdraw towards Barangay Burgos in Casiguran town.
The soldiers asked help from police stations in nearby towns
to conduct checkpoints in strategic places to block the retreating rebels and
inspect nearby hospitals and clinics where wounded rebels could possibly seek
treatment.
Meanwhile, Aquino and Cama are now in good condition in an
unidentified hospital.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=876721
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