A band of New People’s Army (NPA) rebels harassed a patrol base of the army’s 70th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Labi, Bongabon, Nueva Ecija on Monday.
Major Ericson C. Bulosan, Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) spokesman, confirmed that around 10 armed members of the NPA’s Kilusang Sierra Madre fired at the patrol base at 11:20 a.m. Monday.
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Bulosan said there were no casualties on the government side and that the troopers were able to return fire and establish their combat position.
He said the rebels, who had positioned themselves about 500 meters away from the army’s patrol base, immediately withdrew from the site.
“This eventuality shows the real intent of these terrorist groups that despite the willingness of the NOLCOM troopers to provide help and assistance to its people who were heavily-affected by typhoon Ompong, they (rebels) picked this crucial time to attack and harass our forces who are currently on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mode,” said Bulosan.
“Instead of being there with the people and lending a helping hand to the typhoon victims, they disrupted 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 said.
He said that all the Community Support Program (CSP) Patrol Bases of the said army unit are on the move to conduct combat and pursuit operations.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/09/18/npa-rebels-harass-army-patrol-base-in-nueva-ecija/
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