Gov't Troopers and Rebels Clash Anew
TIGAON, CAMARINES SUR—PATROLING government troopers clash anew with communist rebels in remote barangay San Ramon, Pamplona, Cam. Sur, the 42nd Infantry Battalion, PA, which has jurisdiction over this province reported on Tues. (Nov. 16).
42nd Infantry Battalion commanding officer, Lt. Col. Ernesto Cruz revealed that a 9-man squad of his unit led by 2nd Lt. Mariel Bonilla encountered 10 communist rebels in a 5-minute fire-fight when army troopers were fired upon by the rebels at the said vicinity.
Troopers reported that rebels fled after the brief fire fight, carrying with them a wounded companion, while the army soldiers also recovered from the encounter site a 9MM KG9 Sub-machinegun, rounds of ammunition, and a laptop computer.
Lt. Col. Cruz also said that local informants had tipped the soldiers of the presence of the rebels in the locality.
It was also reported that the NPA rebels have kept their presence in Camarines Sur province with small bands of rebels in remote villages.
9th Infantry Division commander, Major Gen. Ruperto Pabustan has directed 902nd Infantry Brigade commander, Col. Teodoro Cirilo Torralba to sustain its security operations in Camarines Sur province. (SONNY SALES)
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