Government forces are pursuing three suspected New People's Army rebels in a remote area of Brooke’s Point in southern
A firefight ensued between joint military and police during
the operations before midnight in a dam area at Sitio Raboc, Barangay Salogon
on Wednesday.
Initial reports from the Brooke’s Point Municipal Police
Station and the Marine Battalion Landing Team 12 (MBLT), authorities were on
hot pursuit operations against the suspects after the van was forcibly taken
from driver Jesus Taban Jr. at around 7 p.m. on Wednesday.
Bachelor Transport operator Rosalyn Taban told police that
the Toyota Grandia van with two passengers were commandeered by the armed men,
who introduced themselves as NPA members.
Taban thought the armed men were passengers trying to get a
ride so he stopped to accommodate them. Upon boarding, the three introduced
themselves as NPA rebels.
The driver was able to escape, leaving behind three
passengers, including a wife of the barangay chairman of Malis
At around 10 p.m. Wednesday night, the operation was carried
out when the joint police and military team got wind of where the van was taken
by the armed men.
Upon reaching Raboc and seeing them, the armed men allegedly
started firing at them.
No one was reported injured in the incident, according to
Lt. Col. Nepthali Padua of the MBLT 12.
Meanwhile, Col. Nestor Herrico of the 3rd Marine Brigade
said armed men flagging down vehicles along the main highway may not be the
work of the NPA, particularly in Palawan .
“Has there been a similar incident? This could be an
isolated case… we can make assumptions if this was done by the NPA or
carnapping or holdup,” he said, adding they remain conducting their
investigation through MBLT 12.
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