CAMP LUKBAN, Catbalogan, City – A New Peoples Army abandoned camp was discovered by operating troops of 14th Infantry Battalion at Sitio. Lunoy, Brgy. Tawagan, Arteche, Eastern Samar at 2:45 p.m. on February 8, 2008.
A team led by 2Lt. Lagunero of Alpha Company of 14IB was conducting combat operation in the area of Maslog and Arteche both of Eastern Samar, discovered NPA abandoned camp composed of 15 bunkers that can accommodate 50 Communist Terrorist, three guard posts and one comfort room.
Recovered from said camp were one Battle Dress Attire (BDA) Uniform, one black suit, one fatigue T-shirt, one flash light, one boot “buta”, water container and pentil pen inks.
Same troop encounters NPA communist terrorist (CT’s) armed with M16 Armalite rifle and home made shotgun believed to be members of third squad, platoon Rado, Eastern Samar Provincial Party Committee at Sitio Hitalinga, Brgy. Tawagan same municipality at around 10:40 a.m. on Feb 9, 2008. Firefight ensued for about one minute that resulted to the recovery of one home made shotgun with extra barrel and personal belongings containing letter and Larab (NPA’s local publication). No casualty was reported on both sides.
Maj. Gen. Armando Cunanan, 8ID chief, extends his appreciation to the people of Eastern Samar for their support and cooperation extended to the operating troops of the 14th IB. The encounter is a result of accurate intelligence information provided by the local populace, who are against the CT’s extortion activities, a clear manifestation that they yearns peace and development in their locality Cunanan said.
Government troops are conducting pursuit operations to locate and intercept the withdrawing terrorists.
A team led by 2Lt. Lagunero of Alpha Company of 14IB was conducting combat operation in the area of Maslog and Arteche both of Eastern Samar, discovered NPA abandoned camp composed of 15 bunkers that can accommodate 50 Communist Terrorist, three guard posts and one comfort room.
Recovered from said camp were one Battle Dress Attire (BDA) Uniform, one black suit, one fatigue T-shirt, one flash light, one boot “buta”, water container and pentil pen inks.
Same troop encounters NPA communist terrorist (CT’s) armed with M16 Armalite rifle and home made shotgun believed to be members of third squad, platoon Rado, Eastern Samar Provincial Party Committee at Sitio Hitalinga, Brgy. Tawagan same municipality at around 10:40 a.m. on Feb 9, 2008. Firefight ensued for about one minute that resulted to the recovery of one home made shotgun with extra barrel and personal belongings containing letter and Larab (NPA’s local publication). No casualty was reported on both sides.
Maj. Gen. Armando Cunanan, 8ID chief, extends his appreciation to the people of Eastern Samar for their support and cooperation extended to the operating troops of the 14th IB. The encounter is a result of accurate intelligence information provided by the local populace, who are against the CT’s extortion activities, a clear manifestation that they yearns peace and development in their locality Cunanan said.
Government troops are conducting pursuit operations to locate and intercept the withdrawing terrorists.
