CAMP GEN SERVILLANO AQUINO, Quezon City (DWDD) – Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) troopers from the 70th Infantry Battalion- Cadre (70IBC) of the 7th Infantry “Kaugnay” Division were fired upon more or less ten (10) Communist New People’s Army Terrorists (CNTs) at their Patrol Base in Barangay Labi, Bongabon, Nueva Ecija, yesterday, September 17, 2018.
At around 11:20 am, CNTs from the group Kilusang Sierra Madre were believed to be positioned 500 meters away from the patrol base when they fired upon the on-duty personnel. Said army personnel returned fire as other troop members were instructed to be in their fighting position resulting in enemies withdrawing in different directions.
There are no reported casualties on the government side.
NOLCOM spokesperson Major Ericson C Bulosan (INF) PA said; “This eventuality shows the real intent of these terrorist groups that despite of the willingness of the NOLCOM troopers to provide help and assistance to its people who were heavily-affected by Typhoon Ompong, they picked this crucial time to attack and harass our forces who are currently on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mode” “Instead of being there with the people and lending a helping hand to the typhoon victims, they disrupt the composure of the helping troops as well as the community which serves as a setback for the servicemen in doing their HADR mission” he added.
All Community Support Program (CSP) Patrol Bases of the 91st Infantry Battalion are on the move to conduct combat and pursuit operations.
NOLCOM will continue to pursue these elements that pose threat to the safety of the people in NOLCOM’s area of responsibility. NOLCOM / MCAG
http://dwdd.com.ph/2018/09/19/cowardly-attack-npa-fires-at-army-patrol-base-in-nueva-ecija-nolcom-troops-retaliate/
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