Four civilians were wounded, as well as two CAFGU and one soldier from 22nd (VALOR) IB, when Communist Terrorists fired at them while repairing the water system facilities at Sitio Burong-burong, Brgy Malinao, Libmanan, Camarines Sur on Saturday morning of May 4,2019.
The wounded civilians and soldiers were immediately brought to the nearest hospital as additional units were dispatched to pursue the perpetrators who run towards different directions dragging with them their injured companions.
The damaged facilities were earlier reported as it had affected water supply. Soldiers and CAA members assisted the brgy LGU in repairing said facilities.
Much earlier, the CAA detachment dispatched a prophylactic patrol aa reports of presence of some armed men were received. It was later learned that the more or less ten armed people were the same group that destroyed the water facilities and fired from a distance at the LGU and soldiers repairing the damages.
The incident is a cowardly desperate acts of the CPP NPA NDF as they are now targeting community service facilities in their hopeless "revolutionary struggles". Communities, especially at far flung areas, are despising and condemning the atrocities of these communists terrorists which had brought their people more pain and hopelessness.
In a statement of Joint Task Force Bicolandia under Maj. Gen. Fernando T Trinidad AFP, the command strongly condemns the indiscrimanate attack without regard to innocent civilians and cowardly tactics of destroying civilian properties to exploit government troops vulnerabilities during community service. But most especially, the command comdemns the CTG for endangering the lives of civilians and destroying their properties both considered as "non-military targets".
Furthermore, the JTFB Commander said that the treacherous action committed by the NPA manifested their terroristic inclinations that clearly violates the Rules of Engagement, Human Rights and the provisions of Comprehensive Agreement for the Respect of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHIHL).
"This kind of desperate move is a clear manifestation that they (CTG) are the perpetrators of human rights abuses. They do not consider the welfare of the civilians in all of their actions. We hope that we could be of help to the wounded civilian victims in bringing the terrorists to justice and pay for their crimes. We assure you that JTFB troopers will not rest in hunting down these terrorists" the Commander said.
It was also indicated in a separate report that the CTG burned the pipes of water system in Barangay Cambalidio of the same municipality.
With PR of DPAO, 9ID, PA
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