Kalinaw News: One (1) NPA killed in a clash with 62IB

From Kalinaw News (Jul 20, 2022): One (1) NPA killed in a clash with 62IB

CAMP GERONA, MURCIA, Negros Occidental – Concerned locals of Brgy Sandayao, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental reported the presence of armed NPA Terrorist Groups in the area which resulted to a clash with the troops of 62IB and members of Communist NPA Terrorist leaving their dead comrade at around 8:00 in the morning today July 20, 2022 (Wednesday) in said city.

Elements of 62th Infantry Battalion responded to a report from concerned citizens in Sitio Taluktok regarding the presence of suspicious persons believed to be Communist Terrorist Groups (CTGs) in the area. They encountered more or less five (5) CTG members at Sitio Taluktok Brgy Sandayao, Guihulngan City, NOR. Said NPA Terrorists hastily withdrew leading towards the eastern direction of Sitio Taluktok of said brgy leaving behind their dead comrade in the area.

The firefight lasted for about five (5) minutes that resulted to: one (1) enemy killed (body count) identified as Pompeo D Landisa @POPING LANDEZA, 54 years of age, resident of Sitio Daku Budlasan, Brgy Trinidad, Guihulngan City, NOR, a member of CN1-KRNCBS and with two (2) standing warrant of arrest for violation of RA 1059 and crime of murder with no bail. The troops were able to seized also the following war materials: One (1) KG9 loaded with one (1) magazine, one (1) magnum 357 loaded with three (3) ammos, one (1) hand grenade, and subversive CTG documents.

Guihulngan City PNP facilitated the retrieval of the dead NPA for proper disposition and further identification.

Meanwhile Brigadier General Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd Brigade Commander in a message said that, “With the Guihulngan City Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (GCTF-ELCAC), we will unify and harmonize our peace and development efforts especially with the different stakeholders to end the local communist armed conflict in the City of Guihulngan. We thanked the people of Brgy Sandayao for their vigilance in reporting the presence of armed NPA terrorists and for taking concrete actions to ensure that the NPAs are unwanted in their community. We will ensure that this CNTs’ intimidation and extortion activities are halted. I call on the remaining members of the NPAs especially in Central Negros to return to the folds of the law and to abandon futility of the armed struggle. Take advantage of the E-CLIP being offered by our government which will be of great help for your return to live a normal life,” BGEN Pasaporte added.

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