From the Bicol Today (Mar 13): Army troopers capture 2 NPAs, 2 civilians in Sorsogon firefight
Government soldiers captured a New People’s Army (NPA) rebel, while another wounded rebel surrendered on the day of the National Democratic Front announcement that a new Bicol spokesperson was named replacing the slain rebel spokesman Greg Banares who was killed in July 2013.
The firefight occurred Thursday morning in Batang Ilan Complex, Magallanes town, Sorsogon Province.
Lt. Col. Medel Aguilar, 9th Infantry Division spokesman, said the encounter took place around 6: 45 a.m. as their troopers were conducting security operations.
During the firefight, where government forces suffered no casualties, a rebel, identified as Elias Pura, allegedly the leader of the NPA forces in Sorsogon and its concurrent finance officer of the Bicol Regional Party Committee, surrendered to government forces along with his M-653 automatic rifle.
Another wounded rebel surrendered, known as “Ino”, reportedly as the finance officer of NPA forces in the province.
Meanwhile, two civilians, Wilfredo and William Doroja, were reported as under Army custody. Their whereabouts are still unknown, according to Adelfa Doroja, the victims’ mother.
Aguilar said the wounded rebel was immediately given medical aid.
The firefight happened on the day the National Democratic Front-Bicol (NDF Bicol) announced the new rebel spokesperson Ka Maria Roja Banua, possibly a nom de guerre.
The new spokesperson replaces Ka Greg Banares who was killed in July 2013.
http://bicoltoday.com/2014/03/13/army-troopers-capture-2-npas-2-civilians-in-sorsogon-firefight/
Government soldiers captured a New People’s Army (NPA) rebel, while another wounded rebel surrendered on the day of the National Democratic Front announcement that a new Bicol spokesperson was named replacing the slain rebel spokesman Greg Banares who was killed in July 2013.
The firefight occurred Thursday morning in Batang Ilan Complex, Magallanes town, Sorsogon Province.
Lt. Col. Medel Aguilar, 9th Infantry Division spokesman, said the encounter took place around 6: 45 a.m. as their troopers were conducting security operations.
During the firefight, where government forces suffered no casualties, a rebel, identified as Elias Pura, allegedly the leader of the NPA forces in Sorsogon and its concurrent finance officer of the Bicol Regional Party Committee, surrendered to government forces along with his M-653 automatic rifle.
Another wounded rebel surrendered, known as “Ino”, reportedly as the finance officer of NPA forces in the province.
Meanwhile, two civilians, Wilfredo and William Doroja, were reported as under Army custody. Their whereabouts are still unknown, according to Adelfa Doroja, the victims’ mother.
Aguilar said the wounded rebel was immediately given medical aid.
The firefight happened on the day the National Democratic Front-Bicol (NDF Bicol) announced the new rebel spokesperson Ka Maria Roja Banua, possibly a nom de guerre.
The new spokesperson replaces Ka Greg Banares who was killed in July 2013.
http://bicoltoday.com/2014/03/13/army-troopers-capture-2-npas-2-civilians-in-sorsogon-firefight/