LEGAZPI CITY -- At least four policemen were wounded in a series of attacks by suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels on Philippine National Police (PNP) and Army detachments in two provinces of Bicol on Monday evening, police reports said Tuesday.
In Gubat, Sorsogon, the first rebel-initiated attack was at around 7p.m. Monday at the 3rd Maneuver Platoon detachment of the Mobile Police Force that resulted to a firefight lasting for at least 20 minutes. No one was reported injured.
In Magallanes, Sorsogon, at least 16 armed rebels strafed at around 7:30 p.m. Monday the town police station in Barangay Poblacion .
Police said at least three policemen were wounded in the attack, who were identified as Police Officers (PO) 1 Rolan Geul, Sonny Son Estera and Melvin Bartolata.
In Bato, Camarines Sur, suspected rebels riddled with bullets an Army detachment in Barangay Cristo Rey in Bato, Camarines Sur at around 8:30 p.m. Monday. No one was hurt as the attackers were estimated to be 200 meters away from the government troopers’ camp.
In Bula Camarines Sur another group of suspected rebels strafed at around 9:15 p.m. Monday a police detachment in Barangay Panoypoyan, Bula, Camarines Sur resulting in a two-minute firefight that wounded PO1 Francisco Santiago.
Bicol police officials scoffed at the rebel attacks launched at the eve of the arrival here yesterday of Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana to attend a full council meeting of the Bicol Regional Peace and Order Council headed by Legazpi City Mayor Noel Rosal, as RPOC chairman. (PNA)
