From the Philippine News Agency (Jan 15): Military pursuing rebels who torched construction equipment in Sarangani town
Units of the Eastern Mindanao Command are now conducting pursuit operations against the New People's Army (NPA) group who burned construction equipment in Malapatan, Sarangani on Tuesday morning.
Destroyed in the attack, believed brought about by the refusal of the contractor to give in to the NPA's extortion demand, were a backhoe, grader, and a road roller truck.
Capt. Alberto Caber, spokesperson of the Eastern Mindanao Command, said the equipment were being used to construct a road in Sitio Datal Bub, Barangay Daan Suyan in Malapatan town.
No one was reported hurt in this latest NPA atrocity.
The development program is funded by the Malapatan local government.
Caber said the rebels quickly retreated after destroying the equipment.
He added that troopers from 72nd Infantry Battalion and elements of the Malapatan police are now pursuing the NPAs.
"I encourage everybody to help our soldiers and PNP (Philippine National Police) elements in their efforts against NPA extortion and attacks against civilians. This attacks on civilians and their properties are a violation of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law,"Eastern Mindanao Command chief Lt. Gen. Ricardo Rainier G. Cruz III said.
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Units of the Eastern Mindanao Command are now conducting pursuit operations against the New People's Army (NPA) group who burned construction equipment in Malapatan, Sarangani on Tuesday morning.
Destroyed in the attack, believed brought about by the refusal of the contractor to give in to the NPA's extortion demand, were a backhoe, grader, and a road roller truck.
Capt. Alberto Caber, spokesperson of the Eastern Mindanao Command, said the equipment were being used to construct a road in Sitio Datal Bub, Barangay Daan Suyan in Malapatan town.
No one was reported hurt in this latest NPA atrocity.
The development program is funded by the Malapatan local government.
Caber said the rebels quickly retreated after destroying the equipment.
He added that troopers from 72nd Infantry Battalion and elements of the Malapatan police are now pursuing the NPAs.
"I encourage everybody to help our soldiers and PNP (Philippine National Police) elements in their efforts against NPA extortion and attacks against civilians. This attacks on civilians and their properties are a violation of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law,"Eastern Mindanao Command chief Lt. Gen. Ricardo Rainier G. Cruz III said.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=605141