Army troopers scored anew

By 1Lt. MARIO JOSE M. CHICO, (QMS) PA
December 1, 2006

CAMP LUKBAN, Catbalogan, Samar  –  Army troopers and NPA terrorist clashed anew at vicinity Sitio Surosimbahan of Brgy Taglawigan in San Isidro, Leyte province at about 8:20 a.m. Saturday, November 25, 2006.

Guided by information from concerned residents of said community, the Army troops conducted security operations that resulted to the killing of two (2) unidentified terrorists and the recovery of one (1) M-14 rifle with 12 ammunitions, one (1) M-16 rifle with 18 live ammunitions, 100 rounds linked ammunitions for M-60 machine gun, and one (1) hand grenade, while no casualty was recorded on the government side.

According to the information relayed by the civilians in the area, the NPA terrorist went back at the place of the previous day encounter last November 22, 2006 wherein the government troops encountered more or less twenty (20) NPA terrorists purposely to regroup with their missing comrades.

For the period, the 8th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army under the command of Maj. Gen. Rodrigo F. Maclang, had been winning the battle against the communist terrorists due to the renewed trust and confidence of the people of the Eastern Visayas Region to the Philippine Army.