CAMP GUILLERMO NAKAR, Lucena City – A soldier was killed while another was wounded when troops of the 76th Infantry Battalion encountered an undetermined number of NPAs in Paluan, Occidental Mindoro around 7:15 am today, April 6.
203rd Infantry Brigade Commander Colonel Gavin D. Edjawan said the encounter was the result of an operation launched by the brigade after reports of NPA presence from the the communities that continue to sow fear to the people.
The identities of the victims are withheld for the moment prior notification of their families.
“Pursuit operations are ongoing. Blocking operations are being set-up in probable NPA withdrawal areas. The PNP has also established checkpoints in strategic areas,” said Colonel Edjawan.
SOLCOM has utilized its air and naval assets to support the operations. Naval gunboats are conducting naval blockade on probable NPA coastal exfiltration while PAF helicopters are conducting close air support to the troops.
Earlier, Southern Luzon Command Chief Lieutenant General Ricardo R. Visaya has ordered the troops to go deep into NPA lairs and neutralize the rebels.
SOLCOM is doing its best to clear Occidental Mindoro of NPA presence and pave way for a peaceful province ready for development.
http://dwdd.com.ph/2015/in-pursuit-ii-govt-troops-pursuing-npa-remnants-in-occmin/
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