FORT RAMON MAGSAYSAY, Palayan City -- Major
Gen. Angelito de Leon, commander of the Philippine Army’s 7th Infantry Division
(7ID) has ordered a hot pursuit operation against New People’s Army (NPA)
rebels who allegedly ambushed a group of municipal employees and military
personnel who were on their way to a gift-giving activity in Sitio Sinagawan,
Barangay Umiray, Dingalan, Aurora Friday that resulted to the killing of a
soldier and wounding of two others.
Capt. Ronel Rabot, acting chief of 7ID information office,
said that De Leon issued the order as the goods that were supposed to be
delivered to Sinagawan
Elementary School
Rabot said that soldiers from the Charlie Company of the
56th Infantry Battalion, 7ID, led by 2Lt. Ghelyn Batomalaque provided security
assistance to employees of Dingalan municipal government headed by Mayor
Sherwin Taay for the said gift-giving activity.
While aboard two motorboats, the group was fired upon by an
undetermined number of NPA as they neared the docking area, Rabot reported.
He added that “while the troops valiantly defended their
group, the panicked actions of the civilians on board caused the boat to
capsize.”
The command would not immediately release the names of the
fatality as well as wounded soldiers.The military believe the rebels might
also have suffered casualties.
De Leon
He condemned the assault “that does not even consider the
safety of the civilians.”
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