The military is looking into circumstances that led to
Monday's killing of an army official by armed rebels along the national road in
this city.
Sgt. Romeo Tan, detachment commander of Philippine Army’s
52nd Infantry Battallion based in Talalora, Samar was driving a single
motorcycle along the major highway in Mahayag village, this city when armed men
blocked the road and shot him three times.
The victim was off duty and unarmed during the attack. He
was on his way to nearby San Jorge town to visit his family, said Capt. Andrew
Linao, assistant spokesman of the Army’s 8th Infantry Division (ID).
Tan was very active in his peace and development works in
rebel-infested communities in Samar , according
to Linao
“There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack
yet, however, both the police and military are now conducting an investigation
as to how the incident happened and who are really behind,” Linao said
The attack happened a day after the 46th Founding
Anniversary of the New People’s Army on March 29.
With the recent killing, the 8th ID officials warned
soldiers to be vigilant on “shoot-to-kill” (STK) order by communist rebels,
targeting unarmed soldiers.
The army recovered STK list when government troops sized
some New People’s Army (NPA) camps in Samar .
The list includes names of active soldiers, policemen and
civilians who are accused as military informants.
In 2014, the NPA in Samar
provinces reportedly killed five soldiers and abducted two others.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=749837
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