Civilian tips foiled CTs plan of collecting food stuffs!
Camp Lukban, Catbalogan, Samar - the troops of Alpha Company of 87th
Infantry battalion under 1st Lt. Taguinay L Agoy while acting on the
reported presence of armed Communist Terrorists as reported by civilians
through a text message, encountered more or less eight CTs one kilometer
from the village on November 29, 2010 at 1:32 p.m. Accordingly, the said
communist terrorists' presence in the area was for the purpose of
collecting food stuffs from the populace as scheduled. The said
encounter happened while the troops were conducting combat and clearing
operations at vicinity Brgy. Osmena, Las Navas, Northern Samar
Fire fight ensued for about five minutes, after which the CTs scampered
to different directions dragging with them their wounded members. No one
was hurt on the government side.
The encounter is a product of a timely information provided by the local
populace who are against the CTs' harassment and extortion, a clear
manifestation that they desire peace and stability in their area.
Earlier on the same day, elements of Army's 34th Infantry Battalion
under 2nd. Lt. Glenn De Ramos while conducting combat operation
discovered an abandoned camp of New People's Army at Brgy Anagasi,
Paranas Samar on November 29, 2010 at about 7:28 a.m.
Said abandoned camp has two halls (bulwagan) and has 80 bunkers that can
accommodate more or less 80 Communist Terrorists (CTs).
According to Lt. Col. William Pe�afiel, 34IB's commanding officer the
abandoned camp could be an alternate camp established before by Regional
Guerilla Unit of Eastern Visayas Regional Party Committee (EVRPC)
operating in the area that they utilized in case of discovery of their
main camp.
The troops of 34IB and 87IB are currently conducting pursuit operations
against the fleeing terrorists.
Lt. Gen. Arthuro B Ortiz, Commanding General, Philippine Army sent a
congratulatory message to Maj. Gen. Chan of this result. Similarly,
Major General Mario F Chan, 8ID chief, commended the troops for timely
responding to the report from the concerned civilians. He also extends
his appreciation to the people of Samar for their support and
cooperation given to the operating units of 8ID by pointing out the
exact locations of the CTs operating in the area. #
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