Picture shows guns, ammunition, explosives and subversive documents seized by the AFP from the New People’s Army camp in Palapag, Northern Samar last Tueday
PALAPAG, Northern Samar — ARMY troops belong to the 34th Infantry Battalion and 81st Reconnaissance Company of the 8th Infantry Division on Tuesday encountered with the New People’s Army rebels in the jungles of Palapag, Northern Samar.
The government troops, after the 30-minute firefight, seized the whole area believed to be the camp of the NPA with one improvised hut and 10 makeshift bunkers made of laminated sacks.
The fleeing rebels, estimated to be numbering 25 fully armed fighters, left at the scene two M-16 rifles, two landmines, one rifle grenade, magazines/ammunitions for M-16 rifles and subversive documents.
In Iloilo City, troopers from the 82nd Infantry Battalion also encountered a group of New People’s Army in Barangay Bad-as, San Joaquin, Iloilo 7:15 a.m. the other day.
Major Ray C. Tiongson, chief of Division Public Affairs Office said the troops while conducting peace and security patrol, responded to a report NPA rebels were extorting money and food supplies in said Barangay.
The troops, during the 25-minute encounter, recovered backpacks, personal belongings, and subversive documents of high intelligence value while the NPA withdrew to different directions.
No casualty in the government side while undetermined number of casualties from the NPA due to bloodstains in the encounter site, the military claimed.
Army officials said the series of encounters between the government forces and the rebels were the result of a successful ‘Bayanihan’ effort of the local officials and local populace through the Bayanihan teams in said areas of concern.
Major General Gerardo T. Layug, commanding general of the 8th Infantry Division based in Catbalogan City said the support and assistance of given to them by the local leaders and its populace is a clear manifestation that the ‘Bayanihan’ spirit manifests in the communities.
“We will continue securing the communities against rebel influence and other armed threats, and we will be in close coordination with the local leaders and other stakeholders in ensuring peace in every community in the region,” Layug added.
http://www.manilachannel.com/2013/03/08/afp-npa-war-encounters-continue/
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