Saturday, November 30, 2013

Soldier dies in Kalinga encounter

From the Manila Bulletin (Nov 30): Soldier dies in Kalinga encounter

A soldier died while three other government troopers and an undetermined number of New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were wounded in a fierce firefight in the outskirt Barangay Baling, Balbalan, Kalinga province last Thursday, a belated report said here yesterday.

Second Lieutenant Charmaine B. Leonero identified the fatality as a certain Private First Class Quisagan, of the army’s 17th Infantry Battalion based in Cagayan province.

The wounded were one Corporal Unida, a PFC Macario and a certain PFC Abordo, all of the same battalion.

Leonero said the soldiers were conducting security patrol operations to respond to a reported harassment of residents by armed NPA rebels in the area when they were fired upon.

http://www.mb.com.ph/soldier-dies-in-kalinga-encounter/

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