From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 28, 2020): Army seizes high-powered firearms, explosives in N. Samar (By Gerico Sabalza)
CLASH. The map of Catarman, Northern Samar where soldiers and rebels clashed on Friday (Nov. 27, 2020). The Philippine Army recovered high-powered firearms and explosives during the brief encounter. (Google image)
The Philippine Army has discovered high-powered firearms and explosives after a brief encounter with the New People's Army (NPA) in Catarman, Northern Samar on Friday.
A military report on Saturday afternoon said operating troops of the Army's 43rd Infantry Battalion (IB) engaged in a 15-minute firefight with around 25 rebels in Mabini village as they are confirming information on the presence of an armed group.
Seized in the clash site were an M16 rifle, a shotgun, a hand grenade, detonator with detonator cord, six M16 magazines, 91 rounds of ammunition, a bandolier, a laptop, cell phones, 22 backpacks with personal belongings, five CNT flags, medical supplies, and subversive documents.
The military said no one was hurt on the government side while an undetermined number of wounded rebels were reported based on the bloodstains found at the encounter site.
Col. Lowell Tan, commander of the Philippine Army's 803rd Infantry Brigade, lauded the efforts of the responding troopers and thanked the residents for reporting information on the NPA movement and activity in the community.
"Let us continue engaging the community from the barangays (villages) down to sitios (sub-villages), to build a strong rapport with the communities and help them cooperate with the government and the armed forces. We are also willing to extend our hand for the wounded members of the NPA," Tan said in a statement.
Earlier, the Army also recovered an AK47, two improvised grenades, a bandolier, three long magazines, 27 rounds of ammunition, mobile phones, and subversive documents, after a 10-minute clash with five armed rebels in upland Sto. Niño village in Paranas, Samar.
The NPA, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1123275
A military report on Saturday afternoon said operating troops of the Army's 43rd Infantry Battalion (IB) engaged in a 15-minute firefight with around 25 rebels in Mabini village as they are confirming information on the presence of an armed group.
Seized in the clash site were an M16 rifle, a shotgun, a hand grenade, detonator with detonator cord, six M16 magazines, 91 rounds of ammunition, a bandolier, a laptop, cell phones, 22 backpacks with personal belongings, five CNT flags, medical supplies, and subversive documents.
The military said no one was hurt on the government side while an undetermined number of wounded rebels were reported based on the bloodstains found at the encounter site.
Col. Lowell Tan, commander of the Philippine Army's 803rd Infantry Brigade, lauded the efforts of the responding troopers and thanked the residents for reporting information on the NPA movement and activity in the community.
"Let us continue engaging the community from the barangays (villages) down to sitios (sub-villages), to build a strong rapport with the communities and help them cooperate with the government and the armed forces. We are also willing to extend our hand for the wounded members of the NPA," Tan said in a statement.
Earlier, the Army also recovered an AK47, two improvised grenades, a bandolier, three long magazines, 27 rounds of ammunition, mobile phones, and subversive documents, after a 10-minute clash with five armed rebels in upland Sto. Niño village in Paranas, Samar.
The NPA, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1123275
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