NPA attacks SCTEP expressway construction site in Tarlac
ANGELES CITY — The Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) has tightened security at the construction site of the P27.4 billion Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway Project (SCTEP) portion in Concepcion, Tarlac after a Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (Cafgu) personnel was killed last Wednesday when 10 suspected New People’s Army rebels tried to destroy the project.
Nolcom commander Maj. Gen. Romeo Tolentino ordered Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan, commander of the 7th Infantry Division, to secure the ongoing construction of the SCTEP as well as other vital government flagship projects in Central Luzon so as to prevent any attempt to destroy government projects in the area.
Lt. Col. Preme Monta, spokesman of Nolcom, said that last Dec. 7, three armed men believed to be communist rebels carnapped a Besta van (CPY 166) belonging to Tarlac Electric Co. about 10:30 a.m. in Barangay Sta. Maria, Concepcion, Tarlac.
Monta said that on that same day about 7:45 p.m., at least 10 armed NPA rebels on board a Besta van strafed the 2nd SCTEP Security of the 70th Infantry Battalion Detachment in Barangay Alfonso, Concepcion.
Monta said a firefight ensued resulting to the death of a Cafgu identified as Rolando Berido.
He said the detachment was about 25 meters away from the SCTEP site when the rebels suddenly approached the detachment manned by some 13 soldiers headed by T/Sgt. Frisco Mamoyac.
Monta said the rebels fled, while the military recovered shells of M-14 and 68 empty shells of M-16 rifles after the firefight as well as an unexploded hand grenade in the area.
Monta said the Besta van that was carnapped by armed men was the same vehicle used by the rebels in attacking the SCTEP site in Concepcion.
Monta said the military recovered the Besta van in Barangay Corazon de Jesus left by the rebels, adding that they recovered inside the van eight empty shells of M-14 and 20 empty shells of M-16 ammunition and sandbags.
Monta said the rebels were out to destroy the ongoing SCTEP in Concepcion but failed to disrupt the construction.
“This is a barbaric act of the terrorists, antipoor and antidevelopment,” Monta said.
Meanwhile, Tolentino yesterday said that a certain “Ka Satur” has ordered the execution of a soldier who was abducted five days ago by a group of suspected NPA rebels in Barangay Pulong Masle, Guagua, Pampanga.
“The Armed Forces of the Philippines vehemently condemned the brutal and senseless killing of Marine T/Sgt. Marlon Oronan who was abducted five days ago by a group of NPA terrorists in Pampanga,” Tolentino said.
He said Oronan got the ire of his captors led by Jose Jackson Carmen alias “Ka Roman,” secretary of the Kilusang Larangan Gerilya-Northwestern Pampanga District Committee under the Pampanga Provincial Committee when they failed to extract details of military information from the victim.
“Sensing the futility of holding the victim, it was learned that a certain Ka Satur sent words to the leaders of the local terrorist group to execute the soldier, which they did without any hesitation. It can be recalled that Ka Satur was the one who gave P5 million for the purchase of explosives and to finance the training of NPA rebels in bomb-making in relation to the destabilization plot against the Arroyo administration,” he said.
Tolentino together with other military officials in Camp Aguinaldo was referring the Ka Satur nom de guerre to Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Satur Ocampo who, in turn, had flatly denied the accusation.
Citing reports reaching Nolcom, Tolentino said Oronan’s body was dumped and found somewhere in the tri-boundaries of Guagua, Lubao and Sasmuan where the Army had been sent to retrieve the victim.
Oronan was assigned at the 6th Marine Battalion based in Lanao del Norte. He was survived by his wife, Lilia, and two children Marly, 2, and John Paul, 14. Rendy Isip and Florante S. Solmerin
Nolcom commander Maj. Gen. Romeo Tolentino ordered Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan, commander of the 7th Infantry Division, to secure the ongoing construction of the SCTEP as well as other vital government flagship projects in Central Luzon so as to prevent any attempt to destroy government projects in the area.
Lt. Col. Preme Monta, spokesman of Nolcom, said that last Dec. 7, three armed men believed to be communist rebels carnapped a Besta van (CPY 166) belonging to Tarlac Electric Co. about 10:30 a.m. in Barangay Sta. Maria, Concepcion, Tarlac.
Monta said that on that same day about 7:45 p.m., at least 10 armed NPA rebels on board a Besta van strafed the 2nd SCTEP Security of the 70th Infantry Battalion Detachment in Barangay Alfonso, Concepcion.
Monta said a firefight ensued resulting to the death of a Cafgu identified as Rolando Berido.
He said the detachment was about 25 meters away from the SCTEP site when the rebels suddenly approached the detachment manned by some 13 soldiers headed by T/Sgt. Frisco Mamoyac.
Monta said the rebels fled, while the military recovered shells of M-14 and 68 empty shells of M-16 rifles after the firefight as well as an unexploded hand grenade in the area.
Monta said the Besta van that was carnapped by armed men was the same vehicle used by the rebels in attacking the SCTEP site in Concepcion.
Monta said the military recovered the Besta van in Barangay Corazon de Jesus left by the rebels, adding that they recovered inside the van eight empty shells of M-14 and 20 empty shells of M-16 ammunition and sandbags.
Monta said the rebels were out to destroy the ongoing SCTEP in Concepcion but failed to disrupt the construction.
“This is a barbaric act of the terrorists, antipoor and antidevelopment,” Monta said.
Meanwhile, Tolentino yesterday said that a certain “Ka Satur” has ordered the execution of a soldier who was abducted five days ago by a group of suspected NPA rebels in Barangay Pulong Masle, Guagua, Pampanga.
“The Armed Forces of the Philippines vehemently condemned the brutal and senseless killing of Marine T/Sgt. Marlon Oronan who was abducted five days ago by a group of NPA terrorists in Pampanga,” Tolentino said.
He said Oronan got the ire of his captors led by Jose Jackson Carmen alias “Ka Roman,” secretary of the Kilusang Larangan Gerilya-Northwestern Pampanga District Committee under the Pampanga Provincial Committee when they failed to extract details of military information from the victim.
“Sensing the futility of holding the victim, it was learned that a certain Ka Satur sent words to the leaders of the local terrorist group to execute the soldier, which they did without any hesitation. It can be recalled that Ka Satur was the one who gave P5 million for the purchase of explosives and to finance the training of NPA rebels in bomb-making in relation to the destabilization plot against the Arroyo administration,” he said.
Tolentino together with other military officials in Camp Aguinaldo was referring the Ka Satur nom de guerre to Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Satur Ocampo who, in turn, had flatly denied the accusation.
Citing reports reaching Nolcom, Tolentino said Oronan’s body was dumped and found somewhere in the tri-boundaries of Guagua, Lubao and Sasmuan where the Army had been sent to retrieve the victim.
Oronan was assigned at the 6th Marine Battalion based in Lanao del Norte. He was survived by his wife, Lilia, and two children Marly, 2, and John Paul, 14. Rendy Isip and Florante S. Solmerin
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