A member of the 92nd Reconnaissance Company of the
Philippine Army is now in serious condition at the Bicol
Medical Center
after he was wounded in an encounter with New People's Army (NPA) rebels at
2:45 p.m. Monday at Sitio Magsaysay, Barangay Cawayan, Libmanan, Camarines Sur.
A police report said Cpl. Benjie Veluz and his fellow
soldiers were conducting a security patrol at the area after they received
information about the presence of armed men when they encountered the rebels,
resulting in a 20-minute firefight.
The rebels then withdrew towards the mountainous portion of
the village.
Upon seeing Veluz wounded, his companions rushed him to the
hospital for treatment,
The report said the rebels were collecting revolutionary tax
from the villagers.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=775284
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