Army troops
overrun enemy encampment, 1 CNT killed
By
DPAO, 8ID PA
May 30, 2019
CAMP LUKBAN, Catbalogan
City – Troops belonging to 14th Infantry (Avenger) Battalion
while conducting focus military operations overrun an enemy
encampment of the Communist-NPA Terrorists (CNTs) at Sitio Bagong,
Barrio, Brgy. Pinanag-an, Borongan, Eastern Samar on May 30, 2019 at
7:30 AM.
The fire fight against
more or less 50 CNTs lasted for about 1 hour and 30 minutes that
resulted to one enemy killed (body count) and the recovery of one
(1) .357 magnum with four (4) live ammos, one (1) improvised
explosive device (IED), two (2) magazines for AK-47, two (2) rifle
grenades, one (1) M203 ammunition, fifteen (15) backpacks, assorted
medicines, three (3) blasting caps, five (5) cellular phones, one
(1) detonator (bomb switch), assorted ammunitions (for AK-47, M16,
Garand rifles), and subversive documents with high intelligence
value. While no casualty on the government side.
The discovery of the said
enemy encampment was attributed to the information provided by the
civilian populace to the military.
Maj. Gen. Raul M. Farnacio,
Commander, 8th Infantry Division and Joint Task Force STORM believed
that the CNTs are on the run since the Army launched its relentless
internal security operations in the far-flung communities influenced
by the terrorists.
In his statement, Maj.
Gen. Farnacio said that “Ito ay nagpapatunay na epektibo ang mga
ginagawang mga programa at hakbang ng ating mga kasundalohan sa
tulong na rin ng ating mga kababayan upang matigil na ang
pananamantala, pag-impluwensiya ng mga rebeldeng NPA sa mga liblib
na kanayunan sa rehiyon.”