From the Manila Bulletin (Feb 22): Soldier killed in NPA ambush
An army soldier was killed while another was injured after they were ambushed by communist rebels in Alabel, Sarangani last Friday.
Lt. Col. Patricio Amata, 73rd Infantry Battalion commander, identified the fatality as Corporal Noel Pascua, 35 and the wounded soldier as Sgt. Jonathan Dumasia, both members of 73rd IB.
Amata said the soldiers were aboard their respective motorcycles on their way home to Poblacion, Alabel after conducting peace and development outreach programs when they were waylaid by at least seven New People’s Army rebels in sitio Paet, Barangay Datal Anggas.
He said the NPA rebels also burned the two motorcycles used by the victims.
“Additional troops have been deployed to track down the rebels who are believed holed out in the mountainous area of Barangay Datal Anggas,” Amata said.
Last month, suspected NPA rebels burned down a fleet of heavy equipment owned by a private contractor undertaking a government road project in a remote village in Barangay Kihan, Malapatan, Sarangani.
http://www.mb.com.ph/soldier-killed-in-npa-ambush-2/
An army soldier was killed while another was injured after they were ambushed by communist rebels in Alabel, Sarangani last Friday.
Lt. Col. Patricio Amata, 73rd Infantry Battalion commander, identified the fatality as Corporal Noel Pascua, 35 and the wounded soldier as Sgt. Jonathan Dumasia, both members of 73rd IB.
Amata said the soldiers were aboard their respective motorcycles on their way home to Poblacion, Alabel after conducting peace and development outreach programs when they were waylaid by at least seven New People’s Army rebels in sitio Paet, Barangay Datal Anggas.
He said the NPA rebels also burned the two motorcycles used by the victims.
“Additional troops have been deployed to track down the rebels who are believed holed out in the mountainous area of Barangay Datal Anggas,” Amata said.
Last month, suspected NPA rebels burned down a fleet of heavy equipment owned by a private contractor undertaking a government road project in a remote village in Barangay Kihan, Malapatan, Sarangani.
http://www.mb.com.ph/soldier-killed-in-npa-ambush-2/