CAMP LUKBAN, Catbalogan City, Nov. 12 (PIA) -- The military confirmed that six (6) soldiers of 14IB, Avenger Battalion, sacrificed their lives for a peaceful place to live in for the people of Eastern Samar.
Major General Pio Diñoso, commander of the 8th Infantry Division said these heroes fought gallantly and bravely until the last breath and last drop of their blood during an encounter of government troops against more or less fifty (50) Communist NPA Terrorists (CNTs) in the hinterlands of Brgy. Pinanag-an, Borongan, Eastern Samar on November 11, 2019 around 5 o’clock in the afternoon.
Diñoso said the encounter happened while the government troops were responding to persistent reports from civilians that there are CNT’s extorting money and foodstuff from the poor farmers of Brgy. Pinanag-an and its adjacent barangays.
While the troops were on their way to their rebels' lair that is also being used as a bomb-making facility, they encountered the NPA terrorists who employed several improvised anti-personnel mines.
The soldiers fought back and after 30 minutes of intense firefight, the enemy withdrew in different directions. The firefight resulted to six (6) killed in action (KIA) on the government side, while one NPA rebel was killed.
The names of soldiers who were wounded and killed were already identified but are withheld until such time that their immediate families have been formally notified, MGen. Diñoso said.
Diñoso added that immediate assistance will be accorded to the bereaved families while hot pursuit operations will continue to bring the perpetrators to justice; and eventually bring an end to local communist armed conflict for the sake of sustainable peace not only in Eastern Samar but also in the entire Eastern Visayas. (PIA-8)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1030068
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