Troopers from the 49th Infantry Battalion captured an M-16
automatic rifle, improvised explosive device (IED) and other war materiel
during a clash with 10 New People's Army (NPA) bandits in Labo, Camarines Norte
Thursday noon.
Lt. Col. Angelo Guzman, Southern Luzon Command (Solcom)
spokesperson, said the encounter took place at Barangay Malaya.
No one was hurt among the soldiers during the 15-minute
firefight while the rebels sustained an undetermined number of casualties.
Meanwhile, 10 NPA guerrillas with two "Amazons"
(female rebels) clad in camouflage uniforms attacked the Algemar Construction
in Barangay Poypoy in Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro at around 10 p.m. on April
6.
The rebels burned a grader and a backhoe before retreating.
Guzman said the attack aimed to project that the NPAs are
still a strong force in order to enhance their extortion demands.
"They are hitting soft targets. Attacks on businessmen,
construction companies, politicians are done to scare and set as an example to
others, hence, a higher possibility of getting paid," he added.
"That's why we are asking businessmen, construction
companies, candidates to coordinate with the Philippine National Police (PNP)
or the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) so that we can arrange and do
measures on their security concerns," Guzman said.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=874482
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