Thursday, July 31, 2014

Negrense soldier dies in clash with rebels in Capiz

From the Philippine News Agency (Jul 31): Negrense soldier dies in clash with rebels in Capiz

A trooper of the Philippine Army’s 61st Infantry Battalion died during a clash with suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Tapaz, Capiz Thursday morning, the military said.

Lt. Col. Victor Llapitan, commanding officer of 61st IB, identified the fatality as Private First Class Lowel John Bravo, 31, a resident of Aguisan village in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental.

At around 6 a.m., Llapitan’s troops were conducting peace and development activities in Barangay Roosevelt when they encountered about 10 armed men believed to be members of Tugalbong Platoon of the NPA’s Central Front, Komiteng Rehiyonal-Panay (CF, KR-P).

He said the 61st IB soldiers also saw blood stains along the NPA’s route of withdrawal.

“The NPA continues to deprive the people of Tapaz of a developed community. This will not hamper our initiatives to provide the necessary services and assistance to the people for them to have a peaceful and better life,” Llapitan said.

He added that they will intensify their follow-on operations as they have already identified the rebels’ lairs.

“We call on those rebels to lay down their arms peacefully and be given proper medical treatment. We ensure them that their rights will be respected,” Llapitan said.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=668218

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