Soldier hurt in clash with NPA in MisOr

From the Sun Star-Cagayan de Oro (Apr 28): Soldier hurt in clash with NPA in MisOr

A SOLDIER was hurt in a skirmish between the military and members of the New People’s Army in Sitio Kapatagan, Barangay Umagos, Lagonglong, Misamis Oriental, on Tuesday morning.

The soldier was brought to Camp Edilberto Evangelista hospital for treatment.

The Army said it had a 10-minute exchange of fire with the Maoist guerillas.

Captain Patrick Martinez, spokesperson of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division based in Cagayan de Oro City, said the NPA’s Front 4B of northcentral Mindanao Regional Committee had been reportedly seen in the community for three days.

“Upon our intelligence report, they (NPA) sent some of their men to check the area. Since it is populated, we had to plan and prioritize first the safety of the residents in the community before taking actions against the rebels,” Martinez said.

“Una nagpabuto ang NPA, indiscriminate firing,” Martinez said, referring to group’s action in putting the residents' lives in peril.

Martinez said that civilians saw wounded rebels retreating from the area. “Proof of that are the blood tracks that were seen in the area,” he said.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/local-news/2015/04/28/soldier-hurt-clash-npa-misor-404844