Five government soldiers were wounded following an encounter against Communist New People’s Army Terrorist Group (CNTG) members in Cagayan today.
Cagayan Province Map (Photo courtesy of Google Map)
Lt. Col. Isagani Nato, the spokesman and public affairs chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Northern Luzon Command (AFP-NoLCom), said Army troopers encountered a group of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Mureg, Barangay Balani, Sto Niño of Cagayan Province at 10:36 a.m. yesterday.
Nato said the firefight took place against 30 members of the CNTG led by alias Bladdy, while troops from the Army’s 17th Infantry Battalion (17IB) under the Joint Task Force (JTF) “Tala” of the 5th Infantry Division were conducting security patrol in the area.
The firefight lasted for about 20 minutes, wherein the troops pursued the Terrorist Group in the adjacent vicinity which again resulted in another skirmish for about 10 minutes at 11:40 a.m.
Nato said the incident resulted in the wounding of five Army personnel. The engaged troops immediately conducted pursuit operations against the withdrawing communist terrorists, who also suffered undetermined number of casualties.
“NoLCom will be relentless in conducting focused military operations (FMO) in identified NPA-affected areas in order to protect our people from any threat posed by this terrorist group,” Nato said.
“NoLCom will also continue to work with other security forces to ensure that lasting peace and sustainable development will be achieved,” he added.
Camarines Sur encounter
Meanwhile, several firearms were retrieved following an encounter between Philippine Army troops and CNTs at Barangay Agao-ao, Ragay, Camarines Sur, at 11 a.m. yesterday.
A report from the AFP’s Southern Luzon Command (SoLCom) said the 20-minute firefight resulted in the recovery of an M14 rifle, three IEDs, several communication paraphernalia, several personal belongings and subversive documents with high intelligence value.
Pursuit operations are ongoing after the military received reports from civilians that several wounded rebels were sighted in nearby barangays.
AFP SoLCom chief Lt. Gen. Danilo Pamonag encouraged the rebels to surrender.
Families are also encouraged to help stop exploitation of their relatives and return to the folds of the law and live a normal life.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/05/04/5-govt-soldiers-wounded-after-encounter-against-cntg-members-in-cagayan/
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