CAMP LUKBAN, Catbalogan City, Samar, Apr. 28 -- Pursuing troops from the 20th Infantry (We Lead) Battalion, Philippine Army clashed anew against more or less ten fleeing CPP-NPA Terrorists (CNTs) at the outskirts of Brgy. P. Rebadulla, Catubig, Northern Samar on April 27, 2020 at 12:35 p.m.
The five-minute firefight that transpired resulted to the killing of one (1) CNT and seizure of one (1) sub-machine gun, one (1) magazine and four (4) 9mm ammunition during the said pursuit operation. There is no reported casualty on the government side.
The said CNTs are believed to be the same group of rebels encountered by the same 20IB troops that transpired on April 23, 2020 in the same barangay. To recall, in that encounter, an NPA camp was overran while six high powered firearms were seized.
Lieutenant Colonel Juan A. Gullem, commanding officer of the 20IB reiterated that the unit is committed to end terrorism in its area of operations.
“I commend our troops for the display of gallantry in pursuing the enemies despite the exhaustion from the series of security and pursuit operations. The residents and the Army are now in the same wavelength to end the agitation and wantonness of the terrorists through absolute obliteration of their presence in Northern Samar,” Gullem said.
Meanwhile, Colonel Lowell R. Tan, commander of the 803rd Infantry Brigade said, “This unfortunate incident could have been avoided if the rebels heeded the call of the government to return to mainstream society and avail of the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP).”
"Our security forces will be relentless in their internal security operations to finally put an end to the crimes and atrocities of the terrorists, and to make way for peace and much-yearned development in Northern Samar,” Tan said. (8ID, PA)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1040255
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