PASIL, Kalinga -- A
soldier was airlifted to a hospital after he was hurt in fresh clashes with
communist rebels in this remote town Tuesday noon.
Sgt.
Joselito Felipe, who was leading a 24-member contingent conducting combat
operations, was wounded in the initial clash.
The
soldiers chanced upon an undetermined number of New People’s Army guerillas in
Barangay Balatoc, Pasil town resulting in a firefight that was still ongoing as
of 4PM Tuesday, said 2Lt. Jeric Gonzales, Civil Military Operations chief of
the 50th Infantry Battalion based in Kalinga.
“We are
still verifying how many of the rebels were also wounded or dead,” added 2Lt.
Gonzales.
A squad of
soldiers led by 1Lt. Rey Caumban stationed also in Pasil town, was dispatched
to reinforce Felipe and his troops. Another team led by Ssgt. Adrian Kanoy has
also been deployed from Lubuagan town.
Members of
the 50th IB also clashed with guerrillas in remote Pinukpuk town, also in
Kalinga.
The NPA and
Communist Party of the Philippines have resumed peace talks with the government
through the National Democratic Front of the Philippines but formal negotiations
have bogged down.
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