From DWDD AFP Civil Relations Service Website (Apr 27): NPA NEUTRALIZED II Encounter in Ragay, CamSur
CAMP GUILLERMO NAKAR, Lucena City (DWDD) – A member of the New People’s Army (NPA) was neutralized during an encounter with joint elements of the 49th Infantry Battalion and Ragay Municipal Police Station in Baranggay Lower Sta Cruz, Ragay, Camarines around 11:05 pm yesterday, April 27, 2016.
The troops were on combat operations to serve a warrant of arrest when four (4) NPAs started firing at them. This resulted to a two-minute firefight until the bandits withdrew and left the lifeless body of one of their comrades and two (2) cal.38 pistols.
“The NPA remains as the most potent threat group to the peace and security during the elections and the election period,” said SOLCOM Chief Lieutenant General Ricardo R. Visaya.
“The more we engage the NPA and the more members are neutralized before the elections, we are reducing the possibilities of atrocities they may conduct to disrupt the elections,” he added.
SOLCOM together with the Philippine National Police (PNP) are continuously conducting peace and security patrols in preparation for the elections and pre-emptive efforts are conducted in Election Watch List Areas falling in Category 2 (Areas with serious armed threats posed by organized threat groups such as the NPA) and Category 3 (Areas with intense partisan political rivalry + factors of Category 2 are present). Ragay falls under Category 2. PIO SOLCOM / MCAG
http://dwdd.com.ph/2015/51499-2/
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