New People's Army (NPA) rebels abducted two soldiers following a predawn raid on a military patrol base in the Agusan del Sur town of Sibagat Wednesday.
An estimated 50 rebels reportedly belonging to the NPA's Guerilla Front Committee 21 also carted away a number of firearms, the Army's 4th Infantry Division said in a press release.
4ID was unable to name the abducted soldiers as their families have not yet been informed of the incident.
Lt. Col. Rhoderick Parallag, commanding officer of the Army's 3rd Special Forces Battalion, said a combined team of police and military personnel belonging to the Army's 3rd Special Forces Battalion are pursuing the rebels as of posting time.
Parallag reminded the NPA that under the International Humanitarian Law, the rebels are compelled to protect the rights of their detainees.
The rights, he said, mandate the NPA to inform the families of the abducted soldiers of their capture, including their conditions.
Parallag added that the soldiers also have the right to contact their families.
4ID said a Board of Inquiry (BOI) has been created to investigate the circumstances that resulted in the NPA raid.
It added that "proper sanctions" will be meted out against personnel who are "proven to have neglected their duty."
http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1057114
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