NPA ambush on 52nd IB elements: 2 CAFGUs killed, 4 firearms confiscated

Ka Karlos Manuel, Spokesperson
Efren Martires Command
New People's Army-Eastern Visayas

The New People's Army in Eastern Visayas said today that the NPA successfully ambushed 52nd IB elements on military operations last Nov. 16 in Brgy. Dawo, Oquendo District, Calbayog City, Western Samar. Red fighters under the Nida Cantong Command carried out the ambush at 5 a.m., killing two elements of the 52nd IB and seriously wounding another. The NPA confiscated one M16 rifle, one M14 rifle, one M1 Garand rifle, and an M1 carbine. Contrary to the black propaganda by 8th Infantry Division spokesperson Lt. Col. Armando Rico, the NPA did not suffer a single casualty.

Media reports name the enemy casualties as Renato Bagarenio and Restituto Aniban who were killed in action, while Sgt. Jaime Bayquin was wounded in action. The 52nd IB is responsible for training and handling the abusive and much-hated CAFGU in the region. The NPA's continuing tactical offensives show that Oplan Bantay Laya is on a losing course, and serve to punish the 8th ID for its many human rights violations such as the murder of Fr. Cecilio Lucero and other political killings and terrorist acts.

The Nida Cantong Command is based in Northern Samar but parts of the border with Western Samar are within its area of responsibility. #


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