An Army soldier, who was mercilessly killed by communist rebels on July 1 in Brgy. Luz, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, was also robbed and stripped of his personal belongings, Lt. Col. Melvin Flores, 62nd Infantry Battalion commander, yesterday said.
Army Cpl. Mark Anthony Quiocson, who was among the members of the 62nd Infantry Battalion Community Support Program Teams deployed also for COVID-19 related activities, was waylaid and shot dead by four NPA assassins, while on his way to rejoin his team in Brgy. Banwage, Guihulngan City on board his motorcycle, Flores said.
He added that the four communist rebel hitmen also divested Quiocson of his cash, some of which were to be given to his colleagues, service firearm, ATM cards, and even the shoes he had been wearing and seafood he had bought.
The NPA Leonardo Panaligan Command issued a statement on Thursday claiming responsibility for the death of Quiocson, and the recovery of a .45 pistol with two magazines containing 21 ammunition from the slain Army soldier.
Flores said that the assailants of Quiocson also shot him in the head, after removing his helmet, to ensure his death, although he had already succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds.
Recovered from the crime scene were eight empty shells of a .45 caliber pistol, six empty shells of a 9mm pistol, a slug and a live ammunition of a .45 caliber pistol.
Rebel spokesman Ka JB Regalado accused the Army CSP teams who allegedly used barangay halls and health centers, as well as schools as detachments, of forcing the residents of hinterland barangays to surrender.
Regalado also claimed that Army CSP teams are forcing residents and barangay officials to declare the CPP-NPA as persona non grata.
Maj. Cenon Pancito, 3rd Infantry Division spokesman, said that the CSP in the area has been effective in addressing the root-causes of the decades-long insurgency in the area, and in making the NPA irrelevant.
https://www.visayandailystar.com/2020/July/04/topstory7.htm
Army Cpl. Mark Anthony Quiocson, who was among the members of the 62nd Infantry Battalion Community Support Program Teams deployed also for COVID-19 related activities, was waylaid and shot dead by four NPA assassins, while on his way to rejoin his team in Brgy. Banwage, Guihulngan City on board his motorcycle, Flores said.
He added that the four communist rebel hitmen also divested Quiocson of his cash, some of which were to be given to his colleagues, service firearm, ATM cards, and even the shoes he had been wearing and seafood he had bought.
The NPA Leonardo Panaligan Command issued a statement on Thursday claiming responsibility for the death of Quiocson, and the recovery of a .45 pistol with two magazines containing 21 ammunition from the slain Army soldier.
Flores said that the assailants of Quiocson also shot him in the head, after removing his helmet, to ensure his death, although he had already succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds.
Recovered from the crime scene were eight empty shells of a .45 caliber pistol, six empty shells of a 9mm pistol, a slug and a live ammunition of a .45 caliber pistol.
Rebel spokesman Ka JB Regalado accused the Army CSP teams who allegedly used barangay halls and health centers, as well as schools as detachments, of forcing the residents of hinterland barangays to surrender.
Regalado also claimed that Army CSP teams are forcing residents and barangay officials to declare the CPP-NPA as persona non grata.
Maj. Cenon Pancito, 3rd Infantry Division spokesman, said that the CSP in the area has been effective in addressing the root-causes of the decades-long insurgency in the area, and in making the NPA irrelevant.
https://www.visayandailystar.com/2020/July/04/topstory7.htm
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