TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines – Operatives of the of 3rd Scout Ranger Company discovered anew an NPA camp at the vicinity Barangay Rufino, Las Navas, Northern Samar at about 1:30 p.m. Friday.
Major General Mario Chan the Army’s 8th Infantry Division commanding officer said that troops in the field received information coming from concerned citizens regarding the presence of armed men in their locality.
Troops immediately acted on the information received through text message and discovered NPA camp that can accommodate more or less 20 Communist Terrorists with 10 makeshift hut bunkers, two posts and it has a water point at its vicinity with early warning devices installed in its periphery.
The data from the 8th ID showed that from the month of August to date, 38 encampments of the NPA rebels operating in Samar were dismantled by the government troops. One of this is the main camp of Eastern Visayas Regional Party Committee and that of the National Organization Department (NOD) of the Central Committee of the CPP that were discovered in the tri-boundaries of three provinces on Samar Island.
Colonel Oscar Lopez, the commanding officer of the Army’s 803rd Infantry Brigade based at Catarman, Northern Samar disclosed that the occupants of the newly discovered camp was planning to conduct sniping and ambuscades to the operating troops of the government.
Chan extended his appreciation to the local folks for the timely information that resulted to the discovery of said camp applauded his men for a job well done.
He also said that, with the continues support of our people, we will soon achieve the long deprive peace and development in Region 8.