Kalinaw News: Soldiers Underway to Ulysses Response Encounter NPAs in Quezon

Posted to Kalinaw News (Nov 12, 2020): Soldiers Underway to Ulysses Response Encounter NPAs in Quezon

CAMP CAPINPIN, Tanay, Rizal – Soldiers of the Army’s 85 Infantry Battalion were engaged in a 50-minute encounter against NPA terrorists in Macalelon, Quezon on Thursday, November 12.

Government troops were supposed to augment other ground forces for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response or HADR when they were able to track and engage more or less 20 NPAs under the STRPC’s Platoon Sol and Japson led by alias Mitch posturing threat against the community in Brgy Lahing of the said municipality.

BGen Norwyn Romeo Tolentino, Commander of the 201Bde, reported that the soldiers recovered an Improvised Explosive Device or IED, four magazines, one bandolier, and various enemy war paraphernalia that was left by the scampering terrorist.

“There is no casualty recorded on the part of the security forces, while the casualty count among the NPAs is being validated by the troops who are still conducting pursuit operations,” he added.

For his part, MGen Greg Almerol ordered his troops not to lower their guards even while conducting humanitarian activities as calamities can be an opportunity for the NPA terrorists to further their plans in terrorizing our people.

“No words will ever be enough to express our disgust over the NPA’s unacceptable act in threatening the communities and endangering their lives instead of joining the government’s cause in helping the people amid the devastation brought about by Typhoon Ulysses.”

Almerol recalled several circumstances when government forces who are delivering services in response to various crises were waylaid by these ragtag band of opportunists.

Currently, a total of 702 soldiers and 91 military trucks across Southern Tagalog are placed in high alert for HADR mission in areas greatly affected by the devastation of Ulysses, most especially in the areas of Rodriguez and Tanay, among others.


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