From the Manila Bulletin (Mar 9, 2022): NPA hitman, companion killed, 2 soldiers wounded in Negros town encounter (By Glazyl Masculino)
An alleged commander of the New People’s Army (NPA)-Special Partisan Unit (Sparu) and his companion died, while two soldiers were wounded in an encounter in Barangay Amin, Isabela, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, March 8.One of the fatalities was identified as Virgilio Marco Tamban alias “Bedam,” of Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, an alleged commander of Sparu, Sandatahang Yunit Pampropaganda (SYP) Platoon, Central Negros (CN)1- Komiteng Region- Negros, Cebu, Bohol at Siquijor (KR-NCBS), while his companion remains to be unidentified.
An alleged commander of the New People’s Army (NPA)-Special Partisan Unit (Sparu) and his companion were killed in an encounter with the Army and police in Barangay Amin, Isabela, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, March 8. (Photo courtesy of Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office)
Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, commander of the Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade (IBde), said they received information about the presence of armed men in the village who were allegedly targeting a civilian mistaken to be an informant of the Army.
The 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) conducted intelligence monitoring and preempted the plan of at least 10 suspected NPA rebels that led to a brief encounter.
The Isabela town police was supposed to serve an arrest warrant for violation of Republic Act 10591 or Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Law against Tamban when the encounter happened.
Pasaporte said two .45 caliber pistol and a hand grenade were recovered from Tamban.
Pasaporte also said that one of the suspected rebels who was wounded in the firefight was brought to a hospital due to severe injuries.
https://mb.com.ph/2022/03/09/npa-hitman-companion-killed-2-soldiers-wounded-in-negros-town-encounter/
Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, commander of the Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade (IBde), said they received information about the presence of armed men in the village who were allegedly targeting a civilian mistaken to be an informant of the Army.
The 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) conducted intelligence monitoring and preempted the plan of at least 10 suspected NPA rebels that led to a brief encounter.
The Isabela town police was supposed to serve an arrest warrant for violation of Republic Act 10591 or Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Law against Tamban when the encounter happened.
Pasaporte said two .45 caliber pistol and a hand grenade were recovered from Tamban.
Pasaporte also said that one of the suspected rebels who was wounded in the firefight was brought to a hospital due to severe injuries.
https://mb.com.ph/2022/03/09/npa-hitman-companion-killed-2-soldiers-wounded-in-negros-town-encounter/
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