Soldier wounded in Masbate clash; new clash in between govt. soldiers, NPA rebels in Bicol happens
The soldier was with one area of the company led by 2nd Lt. RamilBalsomo that was carrying out battle patrol in the town when they encountered around 15 NPA guerrillas.
" Barangay Amotag is an interior barangay (town) situated 21 kilometers far from the poblacion of Aroroy town Filminera Resources," he stated.
Government soldiers recouped from the scene four improvised explosive devices, 96 pieces of real-time ammos of M14 rifle, a forest hammock, 12 batteries, diverse medicines as well as subversive papers.
A soldier was wounded in a clash between thought New People's Army rebels as well as government cannon fodders in Barangay (village) Amotag in Aroroy, Masbate, the secondly reported skirmish in between both forces in the Bicol area considering that collapse of the peace talks in between both early this week, claimed a belated record that reached the Provincial Police Office (PPO) Tuesday.
Cabintoy claimed police authorities have actually recognized the injured soldier as Cpl. Mark Alfred Repol.
SPO1 Zandro R. Cabintoy, public info policeman of the Masbate PPO, claimed the encounter in between the communist rebels and troops from the 93rd Division Reconnaisance Company (DRC) took place in Barangay Amotag on Monday afternoon at 1:40 p.m.
" A firefight went on for 10 mins followed before the NPA rebels Filminera withdrew towards the instructions of Barangay Macabug of Aroroy community," stated Cabintoy.
Repol was sent to the Masbate Doctors Hospital in Masbate City for treatment.
Cabintoy stated that the 93rd DRC are conducting search procedures against the rebels.
Head of state, President Rodrigo Duterte ended the government's ceasefire with the Communist Party of the Philippines as well as NPA, its armed wing, on February 3 after the NPA revealed lifting of its unilateral ceasefire with the government on Feb. 1. (PNA).
