THE 10th Infantry
Division (10th ID) assured on Wednesday that the peace and order situation is
being addressed in Paquibato District in Davao City after series of armed
encounter took place between the government troops and suspected members of the
New People's Army (NPA) in the past weeks.
Captain Rhyan
Batchar, spokesperson of the 10th ID, said that they have deployed additional
military personnel in the area.
"Nasa
process of normalization sa area of Paquibato after the series of armed
encounter with the NPA rebels," Batchar told reporters during the AFP-PNP
press conference held at The Ritz Hotel at Garden Oases last Wednesday morning.
Batchar said that
the 69th Infantry Battalion (IB) unit based in Paquibato area will continue to
strengthen the security measures for the yuletide season even with the 12-day
unilateral ceasefire issued by the NPA rebels last Tuesday.
An army soldier
was killed and four others were wounded after series of gunbattle happened last
December 11 and 12.
The first
encounter happened while soldiers belonging to the 69th IB engaged in a
gunbattle around Friday noon at Sitio Kalaw in Barangay Malabog in Paquibato
District.
The second
encounter happened when pursuing 60th IB soldiers caught up with several
fleeing NPA rebels around 4:30 p.m., Saturday at Sitio Bal-oing in Barangay
Malabog still in Paquibato District.
Soldiers
recovered live ammunition for M14 and M16 rifles, empty shells of assorted
high-powered firearms, 150-meter electrical wire and personal bags.
All armed attacks
were allegedly perpetrated by NPA rebels belonging to the Pulang Bagani
Command-1 of the Southern Mindanao Regional Committee.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/2015/12/19/npa-rebels-paquibato-closely-watched-447965
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