A New People's Army (NPA) rebel was shot and killed during
an encounter with troops of the 49th Infantry Battalion and Ragay Municipal
Police Station in Camarines Sur late Wednesday night.
The incident took place at 11:05 p.m. at Barangay Lower Sta.
Cruz, Ragay, said Southern Luzon Command (SOLCOM) spokesperson Lt. Col. Angelo
Guzman.
Government forces were conducting warrant of arrest
operations when four 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 .38
revolvers.
No losses were incurred by security forces in this exchange.
"The NPA remains as the most potent threat group to the
peace and security during the elections and the election period," SOLCOM
head Lt. Gen. Ricardo R. Visaya said.
"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 PNP are continuously conducting
peace and security patrols in preparation for the elections and preemptive
efforts are conducted in Election Watchlist 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.
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