3 Reds killed as gov't troops foil Quezon dam attack
MANILA – Three communist rebels were killed in an
encounter with government troops that foiled
their attempt to attack the
Kaliwa Dam in Quezon province on Tuesday.In a statement
Wednesday night, Lt. Col. Nestor Estolas, public affairs office chief of
the Philippine Army's 2nd Infantry Division (2ID), said the clash took
place at Sitio Lagmak in Barangay Pagsangahan, San Francisco town.
He said the slain rebels are part of a larger group that planned to attack the facility.
"Soldiers
from the 1st Infantry Battalion and 22nd Division Reconnaissance
Company were conducting combat operations at Sitio Lagmak in Barangay
Pagsangahan after receiving information from concerned citizens about a
planned terror attack at Kaliwa Dam. This led to the interception of 25
armed personalities believed to be members of KLG (Kilusang Larangan
Guerilla) Narciso and EXECOM (Executive Committee) of the Southern
Tagalog Regional Party Committee's Sub-Regional Military Area 4A, which
is led by its secretary Janice Javier alias Yayo," he added.