Members of the New People's Army (NPA) attacked a homeward
bound group of militiamen, killing one and wounding four others, in Kapalong,
Davao Del Norte Wednesday morning.
Capt. Rhyan Batchar, 10th Infantry Division public affairs
office head, said the militiamen were returning to their base in Sitio Patil,
Barangay Gupitan, in response to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte's unilateral
ceasefire against the NPAs, when attacked by the rebels while approaching Sitio
Kamunoan at 6:45 a.m.
He added that the victims were under the supervision of the
60th Infantry Battalion.
A militiaman was immediately killed while four others were
wounded.
Names of the victims are still being withheld pending
notifications of their family.
Col. Ricardo Nepomuceno, 1003rd Infantry Brigade commander,
said that the ambush of their troops who were pulling out from the operational
area in compliance with the unilateral ceasefire is deplorable.
Despite this, they will continue to observe the suspension
of offensive operations against the NPA and coordinate with the PNP for the
conduct of law enforcement operations.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=907969
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