Two alleged NPAs killed in Negros Oriental

June 21, 2019

Two alleged members of New People's Army (NPA) were killed after they attacked a Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (Cafgu) detachment in Negros Oriental on Friday morning.

Capt. Cenon Pancito, spokesman of the 3rd Infantry Division, said the rebels attacked a CAFGU detachment in Sitio Kakha, Barangay Talalak, in Sta. Catalina town, Negros Oriental at about 4:55 am.

"The 94th Infantry (Mandirigma) Battalion reported that around 10 fully armed members of the CPP-NPA Terrorist attacked the CAFGU Detachment which prompted the troops to immediately fire back," he said.

Pancito said the firefight that lasted for about 30 minutes which resulted to recovery of two slain bodies, and various war items.

Items found were one magazine long (plastic) of M-16; two magazine short (steel) of M16; 25 ammunitions of M-16; three ammunition of M-14; one unexploded hand grenade; electrical wire; one empty shell of M-203; one bandolier; assorted medicines, and other personal belongings.

Pancito said no one was hurt on the government’s side.

Major General Dinoh Dolina, commander of the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division, said  "this is another cowardly act of anti-people, anti-peace and anti-development communist-terrorists who are desperate enough to hamper the peace and security efforts of our troops in the area."

"Unfortunately, they failed to do so, since our troops managed to counter the attack”, he said.

“That’s why I am always telling our troops to never stop hunting this traitor and cold-blooded CPP-NPA terrorist so as to prevent them from destroying not only peace and development but also innocent lives of the Negrenses,” he added. Robina Asido/DMS