Soldier hurt in Janiuay gunfight with Reds

From Panay News (Aug 28, 2020): Soldier hurt in Janiuay gunfight with Reds

ILOILO City – A member of the Philippine Army (PA) was wounded when 12th Infantry Battalion (12IB) troopers engaged New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in a gunfight in Barangay Aglobong, Janiuay, Iloilo.

According to Captain Cenon Pancito III, PA’s 3rd Infantry Division spokesperson, the soldier with a rank of 2nd Lieutenant already received medical treatment.

“Our wounded soldier was conscious and in fact he was the one who informed us that he was slightly hit on the head. He was airlifted and brought to a hospital for treatment,” Pancito told Panay News.

The firefight lasted for about 40 minutes. It began around 10:50 a.m. yesterday after 12IB verified reports regarding the presence of rebels in the village.


The troops recovered from the encounter site an M16 armalite rifle, a .45-caliber pistol, several live bullets, and three backpacks.

Pancito believed the rebels were the same group that soldiers encountered in barangays Aglobong and Panuran in Janiuay.

To recall, the clash between 12IB troopers and NPAs in Sitio Naguihot, Barangay Panuran on Aug. 26 led to the arrest of suspected insurgent Jesus Lebuna.

He was confined at the Janiuay District Hospital for injuries on the back of his body.

The encounter happened at 6:56 a.m. while the soldiers were conducting a combat operation led by 2nd Lieutenant Richard Ian Gumimba.

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