An undetermined number of New People's Army (NPA) rebels fired upon the 1001st Infantry Brigade headquarters based in Sitio Quarry, Barangay Mapaang, Maco, Compostela Valley around 8:15 a.m. yesterday.
Brig. Gen. Gilbert Saret, the commander of 1001st IB, told TIMES yesterday said the gunfire came from the southwest direction, more or less 100 meters away from the camp.
The attack lasted for about three minutes before the rebels withdrew.
The 101st Division Reconnaissance Company immediately launched a pursuit operation to try to pin down the rebels. Saret said nobody was hurt among the soldiers.
He said the NPAs also attacked the camp in 2015. “The NPA took position and fired upon the headquarters during the time of sir Monilla (Maj. Gen. Casiano Monilla) last 2015,” he said.
“We are assessing their motive and we will make necessary the adjustments so that the incident will not happen again,” Saret said.
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