ENCOUNTERS. Two soldiers of the 62nd IB of the Philippine Army were wounded and one suspected NPA was killed during an encounter at Barangay Sandayao in Guihulngan City around noon Friday (Aug. 14, 2020). Helicopters were deployed for troop insertion in the area. (Photo courtesy of 303rd Brigade)
Two soldiers of the 62nd Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army were wounded while a suspected New People’s Army (NPA) member was killed during two encounters around noon Friday at Sitio Tabago in Barangay Sandayao, Guihulngan City in Negros Oriental.
Col. Inocencio Pasaporte, the 303rd Brigade commander, said two simultaneous encounters transpired in the vicinity of Sitio Tabago, with the government troops encountering two separate groups of suspected NPAs in the hinterlands of Guihulngan City.
The 62nd IB soldiers were on combat security patrol, tracking down the suspected rebels when the encounters ensued.
A 30-minute running gun-battle followed while helicopter gunships were also deployed to the area in Guihulngan City for troops insertion.
The report from the 3rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, through Maj. Cenon Pancito, said the first group of soldiers encountered around 15 suspected NPA members of the SYP Platoon, CN1 at Sitio Maluy-a, Barangay Sandayao, while another group of soldiers clashed with more or less 20 suspected NPA members of the SYP Platoon, CN1 at the vicinity of Sitio Tabago in the same barangay.
The report said two soldiers were wounded, one suspected NPA was killed (body count) while another was “being revived” in the encounters.
However, it was unclear from which encounter the casualties came from.
Hot pursuit operations continue as of press time. “The Army is in control of the situation. We assure everyone that despite the pandemic crisis, we will not put our guards down and allow the NPAs to sow fear in the communities,” Pasaporte said.
“We will pursue the NPAs to eradicate them in Negros Island,” he added.
The NPA, together with the Communist Party of the Philippines, is listed as a terrorist organization by the United Kingdom, the European Union, the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1112331
Col. Inocencio Pasaporte, the 303rd Brigade commander, said two simultaneous encounters transpired in the vicinity of Sitio Tabago, with the government troops encountering two separate groups of suspected NPAs in the hinterlands of Guihulngan City.
The 62nd IB soldiers were on combat security patrol, tracking down the suspected rebels when the encounters ensued.
A 30-minute running gun-battle followed while helicopter gunships were also deployed to the area in Guihulngan City for troops insertion.
The report from the 3rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, through Maj. Cenon Pancito, said the first group of soldiers encountered around 15 suspected NPA members of the SYP Platoon, CN1 at Sitio Maluy-a, Barangay Sandayao, while another group of soldiers clashed with more or less 20 suspected NPA members of the SYP Platoon, CN1 at the vicinity of Sitio Tabago in the same barangay.
The report said two soldiers were wounded, one suspected NPA was killed (body count) while another was “being revived” in the encounters.
However, it was unclear from which encounter the casualties came from.
Hot pursuit operations continue as of press time. “The Army is in control of the situation. We assure everyone that despite the pandemic crisis, we will not put our guards down and allow the NPAs to sow fear in the communities,” Pasaporte said.
“We will pursue the NPAs to eradicate them in Negros Island,” he added.
The NPA, together with the Communist Party of the Philippines, is listed as a terrorist organization by the United Kingdom, the European Union, the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1112331
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