A BAND of New People's Army (NPA) rebels burned a truck at Sitio Solo, Barangay San Juan, Balingasag town in Misamis Oriental, Monday, March 6, in an apparent effort to divert the military’s attention from an ongoing military operation.
Initial reports put the number of rebels at more or less thirty armed men.
The rebels burned a red Tanker vehicle owned by Andot Madronero, a service provider for Del Monte Philippines Incorporated.
According to the Armed Forces of the Philippines' 58th Infantry Battalion (IB) spokesperson Janelle Diaz, this is a diversionary tactic of the rebel group to lessen the pressure against their comrades in the Kaulayanan Area where the military is conducting massive operations.
"The action of the NPA only show that they are not for peace; it is against the ideology of the communist that they are pro-poor and protecting the people. They are targeting soft economic targets in order to force the government to return to peace talks negotiation," Diaz said.
Troops from the 58th IB in coordination with the PNP are conducting hot pursuit operations against the NPA rebels.
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