Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Civilian tip-off leads to Army-NPA encounter, female rebel killed in Aklan

From Panay News (Apr 5, 2022): Civilian tip-off leads to Army-NPA encounter, female rebel killed in Aklan (By Boy Ryan Zabal)


A female rebel killed of Sentro de Grabidad (SDG) Igabon Platoon, Central Front of the Komiteng Rehiyon-Panay (KR-P). 301st Brigade, PA

A New People’s Army (NPA) member was killed in an encounter with Army troopers in Libacao, Aklan on April 1, 2022.

The 15-minute gun battle resulted to the death of a female fighter of Sentro de Grabidad (SDG) Igabon Platoon, Central Front of the Komiteng Rehiyon-Panay (KR-P).

Authorities seized a homemade shotgun with ammunition, empty shells of 5.56 mm and homemade shotgun, a backpack containing personal belongings, and subversive documents.

The encounter of the 31st Division Reconnaissance Company under the supervision of the 12th Infantry Battalion against five NPA rebels in Sitio Maytaraw in Barangay Dalagsa-an took place at around 2:10 p.m.

No one was hurt on the side of government troops after the brief firefight.

In a statement, Brigadier-General Marion Sison, 301st Infantry Battalion commander, lauded the trust and support of the community in providing reliable and timely information to the government soldiers.

“It is a clear manifestation that the civilian populace is now aware of the treacherous, deceitful, and evil acts of the NPAs that only sow fear and terror in their community,” he stressed.

Two rebels were also killed in a joint operation of the 94th and 79th Infantry Battalion in Sitio Kulihaw, Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental on April 1.

Last year, there were 49 NPA rebels killed, 22 were apprehended and 71 had surrendered in Central and Western Visayas regions, according to the 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division.

Major General Benedict Arevalo, 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division commander, commended the dedication of the government troops for their relentless operations against NPA rebels.

“We will never stop securing and serving our people until we attain long and lasting peace and development in this part of the country. We will continue to hunt the remaining terrorist groups,” he added.

https://www.panaynews.net/civilian-tip-off-leads-to-army-npa-encounter-female-rebel-killed-in-aklan/

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