From the Philippine News Agency (mar 14): Gov’t troopers capture 2 top NPA leaders in Sorsogon encounter
Government troopers from various services captured two top-ranking New People’s Army (NPA) commanders in an encounter Friday morning in Sitio Batakanina, Batan, Barangay Sablayan, Juban, Sorsogon.
The government soldiers were combined elements from the 903rd Infantry Brigade, 22nd Infantry Battalion, 8th Special Forces Company, Naval Special Operations Group and Naval Intelligence Special Forces of the Naval Forces forSouthern Luzon .
Chief Supt. Victor P. Deona, Police Regional Office 5 director, identified those captured as Elias Pura alias Kumander Ka Soling and one known only as Ka Ino, allegedly the finance officer of the Bicol Regional Party Committee, operating in Sorsogon.
Deona said the encounter took place at about 6:15 a.m. Friday while the joint police and military forces were patrolling the area after receiving information that a big group of armed men went there.
He said that based on estimate, there were 30 armed rebels that the government forces encountered.
After a 30-minute firefight, Ka Ino was wounded while Pura was apprehended while trying to escape.
Other rebels fled the encounter scene when then realized that they were fighting a superior group and ran towards different directions while some blended with the village folk, Deona said.
The government men recovered M653 baby armalite rifle, two .45-caliber pistols, improvised explosive device, a grenade, a laptop and personal belongings from Pura and Ka Ino.
They brought Ka Ino to the hospital and is now under tight security.
Meanwhile, members of the 92nd Reconnaissance Company of the Philippine Army recovered two M16 armalite rifles, a carbine, cellphones, anti-government documents, materials for making explosives and personal belongings from NPA rebels they encountered in Barangay Jangan, Balud, Masbate, at about 6:10 a.m., also on Friday.
A report said the Army soldiers encountered about 15 armed rebels in the incident, who immediately retreated towards and unknown direction.
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Government troopers from various services captured two top-ranking New People’s Army (NPA) commanders in an encounter Friday morning in Sitio Batakanina, Batan, Barangay Sablayan, Juban, Sorsogon.
The government soldiers were combined elements from the 903rd Infantry Brigade, 22nd Infantry Battalion, 8th Special Forces Company, Naval Special Operations Group and Naval Intelligence Special Forces of the Naval Forces for
Chief Supt. Victor P. Deona, Police Regional Office 5 director, identified those captured as Elias Pura alias Kumander Ka Soling and one known only as Ka Ino, allegedly the finance officer of the Bicol Regional Party Committee, operating in Sorsogon.
Deona said the encounter took place at about 6:15 a.m. Friday while the joint police and military forces were patrolling the area after receiving information that a big group of armed men went there.
He said that based on estimate, there were 30 armed rebels that the government forces encountered.
After a 30-minute firefight, Ka Ino was wounded while Pura was apprehended while trying to escape.
Other rebels fled the encounter scene when then realized that they were fighting a superior group and ran towards different directions while some blended with the village folk, Deona said.
The government men recovered M653 baby armalite rifle, two .45-caliber pistols, improvised explosive device, a grenade, a laptop and personal belongings from Pura and Ka Ino.
They brought Ka Ino to the hospital and is now under tight security.
Meanwhile, members of the 92nd Reconnaissance Company of the Philippine Army recovered two M16 armalite rifles, a carbine, cellphones, anti-government documents, materials for making explosives and personal belongings from NPA rebels they encountered in Barangay Jangan, Balud, Masbate, at about 6:10 a.m., also on Friday.
A report said the Army soldiers encountered about 15 armed rebels in the incident, who immediately retreated towards and unknown direction.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=625561