Commission on Human Rights (PNA) LEGAZPI CITY - The Commission on Human Rights in Bicol (CHR-5) Wednesday condemned the latest attack by suspected members of the New People's Army against government troops doing a rescue mission in Albay recently. Lawyer Arlene Alangco, CHR Bicol regional director, said the assault against two soldiers of the Philippine Army's 31st Infantry Battalion last Monday in barangay Cotmon, Camalig town, was also an attack on the country's peace and stability. "(The) attack on the security sector is an attack on the peace and stability of the country, and the people they have sworn to serve and protect," Alangco said. Privates John Paul C. Adalim and Mark June D. Esico, who were buying supplies for the search and rescue operation of the crashed Cessna aircraft in Albay, died on the spot after they were shot multiple times in a market in barangay Cotmon, said Capt. Frank Roldan, 9th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office (DPAO) chief. Rold
(Infographic courtesy of 9ID, Philippine Army) LEGAZPI CITY - Two soldiers of the Philippine Army's 31st Infantry Battalion died in an ambush perpetrated by suspected communist-terrorist group (CTG) members while buying supplies for a search and rescue mission in Albay province on Monday. In a report on Tuesday, Capt. Frank Roldan, 9th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office (DPAO) chief, identified the fatalities as Private John Paul C. Adalim and Private Mark June D. Esico who suffered severe bullet wounds in their bodies that caused their immediate death when ambushed at a market in Barangay Cotmon, Camalig town. "The CTG took advantage of the fact that the troops of the 31st Infantry Battalion were busy assisting in the search and rescue operation of the crashed Cessna aircraft in Albay after they ambushed two soldiers who were just buying supplies. It was learned that while the two soldiers were in the market, five armed men ambushed them and three of them indiscriminatel
FALLEN HERO. A soldier identified as 2Lt. Nico Malcampo died while three other soldiers were injured in an anti-personnel mine explosion in Oas town, Albay province on Wednesday (Feb. 15, 2023). After the blast, a 30-minute firefight ensued between the troops and the rebels, resulting in the killing of an insurgent and the recovery of high-powered firearms. (Photo courtesy of 9ID) LEGAZPI CITY - A soldier died while three others were wounded on Wednesday when the New People's Army (NPA) detonated anti-personnel mines in Barangay Ramay in Oas, Albay. Capt. Frank Roldan, 9th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office (DPAO) chief, said the incident occurred around 9 a.m. after the 49th Infantry Battalion received a report regarding an extortion activity. "The report said the terrorist group was conducting extortion in a construction project. Upon reaching the area, there was a blast of anti-personnel mine (APM) from the communist terrorist group (CTG) that caused the immediate demi
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(Infographiccourtesy of 9ID) LEGAZPI CITY - A still unidentified New People's Army (NPA) rebel was killed while high-powered firearms were seized when government forces engaged armed rebels in a firefight in Labo town, Camarines Norte province over the weekend. In a report on Monday, Capt. Frank Roldan, 9th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office (DPAO) chief, said the incident occurred on Saturday after troops of the 9th Infantry Battalion verified the report they received on the alleged presence of five armed men which resulted in a firefight in n Barangay Canapawan. "Government troops recovered an M16 rifle; ammunition; magazines while the fleeing rebel members left the body of the suspected member of the rebel group who died in the encounter. Right now the identity of the said individual is being ascertained," the report read. In a statement, Maj. Gen. Adonis Bajao, commander of the 9th Infantry Division (9ID) and Joint Task Force Bicolandia (JTFB), assured that they