5 soldiers killed in Abra rebel siege
By Artemio Dumlao (The Philippine Star) Updated February 02, 2010 12:00 AM
Lagangilang, Abra , Philippines – Communist rebels killed at least five soldiers in remote villages in Abra province on Sunday morning, bringing the government security forces’ death toll to at least 10 since last week in the Cordillera.
Rebels ambushed members of the Philippine Army’s 41st Infantry Batallion on foot patrol in a forested area in barangay Mataragan, in rebel-infested Malibcong town at around 4 p.m. Sunday immediately killing Privates First Class Robert Lobhoy, Saldivar Anno, Honey Mateo, Angelo Calderon and Santiago Decena.
Eight more were wounded: Privates First Class Ronel Villanueva; Manny Marcos; Neceson Gemino; Alfredo Ganongan; Abraham Bobis; Billy Ray Noblado; Conrado Torres; and Private Brainard Dumondon.
The government casualties were airlifted to the Abra Provincial Hospital before noon Monday.
Army Lt. Col Ignacio Mad-riaga, commander of the 41st IB said his men were doing “community relations activities” in the different barangays of Malibcong such as building barangay projects, bringing social services and helping in education of the people regarding livelihood projects and literacy advancement when fired upon by the rebels.
Recently, according to Madriaga, villagers in Malibcong were the main beneficiary of an “Inter-agency Outreach Program” that brought massive social and relief services by the local government and government troops.
The attack, according to Army Colonel Essel Soriano, commander of the 503rd Infantry Brigade, “is just a show of (rebels) resistance to development which the government offers to the less developed areas in the province and their neglect and disrespect of the peace initiatives being undertaken by the different security forces and the local government of Abra to improve the image of the province.”
Just a few hours before the bloody attack, two Philippine Army soldiers: Privates First Class Jason Pantaleon and Jayson Grutas were wounded when rebels also attacked soldiers in barangay Kili, Tubo town, also a rebel-infested area in Abra at around 7 a.m. also on Sunday.
Soriano said the soldiers on patrol to confirmed the presence of rebels allegedly “foraging and extorting food and cash” as tipped by villagers.
Immediately after the twin attacks, Air Force helicopters which earlier also backed up ground troops pursuing rebels in Mountain Province last week, spent no time but pursuing the fleeing insurgents.
Five soldiers were also killed rebels in remote Mainit village in Bontoc, Mountain Province’s capital town last week, in yet the first fiercest battle between government troops and rebels in the Cordillera this year. – With Alexis Romero, Charlie Lagasca
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Last updated 43 days ago by AcomStaff
dis is not ay do nat under-istan. why oh why the rebels seem only to care to kill the lowly foot soldiers of the army when in fact they have a more LEGITIMATE TARGETS in those THIEVING, MURDEROUS Abra POLITICIANS?
Now Mr NPA spokesperson, why don't you kill them POLITICIANS instead of those poor soldiers who are only doing what they are commanded to do? En por syor, the rebel mov't would gain more respect if you start ridding us these THIEVES now, pronto.
But if you can't do that, 'dit yo. uray agkakabil tay nga almamalem no kayat yo.
jems bonBon 43 days ago
gayyem jems kasatno nga politicians ti target dagitoy NPA nga makunkuna ket goons met dagitoy ti politicos ammo ti amin nga dagitoy NPA ti area ti malibcong lacub baay tineg goons ti familia barona of lacub mga NPA nga kampon ni supremo vicshit. kakaasi met dagitoy suldado bala nga naggapo ti IRA ti politico nga NPA pimmatay kanyada. no kayat ti gobyerno pokawen insurgency ditoy abra pokawen da pay ti turay dagitoy barona. en by da way a vote for ching valera is a vote of konfidens for this NPA goons ditoy abra.
mayyong 43 days ago
Agpaparis nga pilipino ngem di agkasundo.Maymaysa nga lahi ngem agpipinnatay da nga agkakadaraan.Idi aginggana ita kasta lattan puro dara dagiti abrenians ti maiparparakupok ti intero nga jurisdiction ti abran.Anya ngamin ti ilablaban dagita nga rebelde iti gobyerno?Baluktot met ngamin ti pamamlakad ti gov't nga agpayso isu no wonder nga ado ti sumpok iti kabanbantayan to fight on what they believe.Either side awan pabpaborak ta agpada laeng kilo dagiti addang da.Diak la pulos patienen nga adda payla linak ken talna no kastoy.
Queen Cleopatra 43 days ago
2-2-2010 The NPA has become the tool of the corrupt politicians of Abra. The NPA are basically criminals who hire themselves ot to the highest bidder to commit crimes of murder and terror. It is sad that the foot soldiers are the ons bearing the brunt of the gunfire. I noticed in the article that there were no officers mentioned as leading these soldiers who were killed and/or wounded. Where were the officers? In Bangued eating and drinking coffee at Jollibees? WHERE were the officers that were suppose to be leading these soldiers? O.G.
OLDGEEZER 43 days ago
the npa has lost it's relevance a loooong time ago. they are now reduced to plain brigands, thieves if not mendicants! but that is not the reason why i am here. i am here because of my desire to bring to your attention, ladies and gentlemen, that the STORYTELLER WHO WROTE THIS IS NO OTHER THAN ARTEMYOTYOT DUMBLAO, THE JERKNALIST EXTRAORDINAIRE!!!
if you had been very observant you might have noticed that everytime there is a negative newsarticle about THE ASSHOLE, DUMBlao has this cunning ability to be on the limelight, tell his underlings to get out of his way, and try to divert the attention of the public from his employer - THE ASSHOLE!!! or just snatch the work of his underlings and take the credit to make it appear that he is worth his bayad! what a jerk!!!
THE ASSHOLE is on the news again and tadaaa....DUMBlao just reappeared out of nowhere!!! and you will expect to see him every now and then especially if his write-ups will help his employers!
i'm telling you, real journalists don't even want to be seen near this bayaran! i wonder why PhilStar is still keeping him.
Kastigador 43 days ago
At lis gyem kasti, this JERKNALIST, as you fondly calls mr DUMBlao (another royal title you have given him..hehehe), is consistent and has a sense of loyalty unlike the masked inbalidtad who's loyalty changes faster than my chikabebz pull out their undies whenever i'm home...ngehehe.
See, Mr DUMBlao is just doing what he is paid for noh? At least he works hard for his money hehehe.. and I bet he gets a bagful of them nakatapaya..yoninana ketdi ta nailak am pay iti tinakawan ni ASSHOLEn. dogyot.
Makitak la koma ni Mr DUMBlao ta makaraman kanyak ti agsingin nga pateltel ti laglag.
jems bonBon 42 days ago
In reply to: mayyong
adu la amin patpatangen u, apay sika nga kanayon lng nga ni vicsyd ti pabpabasulen u? ktam man dagita nakatugaw tatta nga agtuturay dtoy abra? ksla da lng agbibisin unay ti turay, amin sa nga mabalin pagkuwartaan ket patusen dan. dida lng mabain, idi bagbaga da nga agum apal equals patay kunada, nya tatta? haan nga suda ti agpappapatay? amin nga sumali ti panagbaknang ken pagkurakotan da ket papatay da. ni DEMONIQUE # 1 dyta nga agpappapatay sa dagita anak anakan ni MARTIN nga LUNA brothers. dytoy pay met TAKIT met ksla tangaag nga tao pay met. dyammo nu abnoy wenno tanga! lng suna. ^_^
aling_dionisia 42 days ago
Awanen ti nagmamaayan ti ili tayo nga Abran..kasla la adda ti tengngat taaw nga awan pataw nan.no sadinnodta ti yan ti ayos ti danum idyay lattan.kasla bulong nga maiyan anod ti kayyariganna nga no dinnodta ti pagsangladamun ditamon..Naturingan nga adda mangidadaulo iti probinsya ngem ti ayanna pagdaksan madi da met kaya nga idaulwan ti kinaliteg.puro barusngi dagitoy nga nakatugaw iti trono.korona nga siit ti rumbeng nga maiyarkos kadagita ul uloda.awan ti um omno,how can they lead the people no di da pay kaya nga iyakkaw ti kinalinteg ti bukod da nga paddak.
Queen Cleopatra 42 days ago
In reply to: Kumawiwit
KUMAW bud!!! Nasayaat ta nagparang ka manen! Daytay pay laeng met ubing nga sabog ti icon mo bud talagan sa nga isu ti mantenermon. Ay ke no isu ti kursunadam mabalin lattan! Ngem kaykayat ko diay immuna nga adda Rhum na, makapaisem ngamin daydiay bud!
Kaslan met ti kayat mon sa nga ibaga bud ke adda involvement ti NPA ti pannakatay ni Cong Chito? La ngarud ipablaak mon no adda ammom nga involvement da. Basta safe ka la ketdi, ngem no ma-trace back da kenka ta posting mo bud, haan mo nga rugrugianen ta ammom metten no ania ti nagbanagan daytoy grupo nga daytoyen bud. Napukaw da amin dagidi idelohiya dan.
Awan sa ti gasat ko nga mangsay-op ti nasam-it ken makapukaw problema nga angot nga aggapo diay nabanglo nga Sabong bud. Haan nak pay nga taliawenen. Haan sa nga naisalat tay impalapal ko nga ayat bud! Mabayoganak san numona ke managbabainak no babbai ti pagtuttungtongan! Adda pay inkari na kaniak ngem agingga na itatta ke awan pay laeng met ti natungpal. Nakakaasi nga biag, awan pumadpad!
taBUNGAW 42 days ago
la ket agbasa ka koma ti newspaper aling dionisia ta makitam ti news nga addan kaso laban ken bosing mo vicsyd, nakaulin ti darom manaremaan ti bista diay kason. bisi kan sa ti concert mo hehehe so nga haan mo ammo adda kaso against vicsyden. no haan nga napigsa ti ebidensya haan met mayyuli ti darom.
gayyem tabungaw ammo ti amin nga idi agturay vicsyd goons na dagitoy NPA. no adda rumwar nga nagan ti balweg panggep pannakapatay ken apo chito haan nakaskasdaaw ta adda ti payroll ni vicsyd dagitoy nga NPA.
mayyong 42 days ago
There are three governments in Abra:
1. Con-Con-nassit nga legal nga gobiyerno for the elite.
2. The NPA for the Masa.
3. True government (I hope, this is the govt. under the administration of Apo Takit)
We should have a "Balance of Power" to obtain a "check and balance". If there are corrupt officials in the government, the NPA will decide what to do, or vice versa. So, there is nothing wrong if you include the NPA in the payroll because they are also conducive in monitoring the behavior of our government officials because, nowadays, you don't trust anybody. Imbes nga Fiscal naging Fixcal, imbes nga lawmaker, naging lawbreaker, imbes nga law enforcer naging law violator, imbes nga citizens naging subjects. Ang tanong ko ngayon, saan tayo makikisayaw?
onileva 40 days ago
In reply to: onileva
HAH?
Kalla ak la nagkilaw ti birabiden yot. maulawak. it just doesn't make sense!
No way this masked clown's gonna see any fold of my joyopseks, no way!
taltalen na la betlog nan ngem balubosak nga mangangot tammudok nga nangka-ut ken joyopseks..
jems bonBon 40 days ago
In reply to: jems bonBon
LOL!!! jems bobBon, haan mo unay ta kinilaw nga birabid ta haan la nga datay maulaw ka wenno mabirabid ka, baka ket no agburek ta katay mo gayyem agtangad ka ket ti barsanga nga dina nga orasen.
Just like you I really don't know what onileva is saying here, gayyem. If I will read between the lines, it seems that he is inclined to give the NPA the power to check our government officials and for them to be on the payroll too. "(T)hree governments"? It is the weirdest idea I've ever read in this site, I must admit! No wonder The Gadors are making fun of this maskarado, he is just not making any sense at all!!! LOL!!!
taBUNGAW 40 days ago
In reply to: taBUNGAW
Oh well, that explains why Balinsuek is always the butt (or ASS) jokes of the Gay-dors.
Ma fren, I think I discovered the reason why my kin is MIA:
In a Chicago hospital, a gentleman had made several attempts to get into
the men's restroom, but it had always been occupied.A nurse noticed his predicament.
Sir, she said ' You may use the ladies room
if you promise not to touch any of the buttons on the wall.'He did what he needed to, and as he sat there he noticed the buttons he
had promised not to touch.Each button was identified by letters: WW , WA , PP, and a red one labeled
ATR.Who would know if he touched them?
He couldn't resist.. He pushed WW. Warm water was sprayed gently upon his
bottom.What a nice feeling, he thought. Men's restrooms don't have nice things
like this.Anticipating greater pleasure, he pushed the WA button.
Warm air replaced the warm water, gently drying his underside.When this stopped, he pushed the PP button. A large powder puff caressed
his bottom adding a fragile scent of spring flower to this unbelievable
pleasure.The ladies restroom was more than a restroom, it is tender loving
pleasure.When the powder puff completed its pleasure, he couldn't wait to push the
ATR button which he knew would be supreme ecstasy.Next thing he knew he opened his eyes, he was in a hospital bed,
and a nurse was staring down at him.'What happened?' he exclaimed. The last thing I remember was pushing the
ATR button.'The button ATR is an Automatic Tampon Remover.
Your penis is under your pillow.'And that explains why our friend my kin is missing in action.
instigador 40 days ago
In reply to: instigador
ma fren, no wonder ma kin is MIA for a very loooooong time now! well, if that happened to me there would be no use breathing in and breathing out! if my FUTURE is gone what else would i look and push forward to? i hope ma kin is not the person that was ATR'ed in the story because i think he is from nu juicy not sikago.
(ma fren, i think Balinsuek is now inspired to duke it out with everdearest jems, not knowing that everdearest is an expert in pinnatapok, yors! nakasarak kan balinsuek patapuken naka ni everdearest jems-sen! ata no dikan to la agtalnan. pasaksak ka la ket nga pasaksaken, yors! awan met ngarud ti maipunta! awan la ti di nalaing, hal-ot! "Three Governments Solution"???!!! NYAHAHAHAHA!!! ney napoltitak sa pay boxer brief kon yors!).
Kastigador 39 days ago
Ma fren, iti kayat ni Balinsuek ket agbalin nga Imbaliktad Republic iti Pilipinas yors. Naumaakon nga mangananalyze iti isursurat ni Aveleinon ta makasakit iti ulo, anak ti diablis. Awan la pulos iti umno nga salsalawasawenna. Ni Everdearest met iti sumublat ta no mapa-angotan iti tay ramayna nga para kaotna kenni HoyofSecks aglimpio bassit ni Balinsuek. Ta no saan, patapoken na laengen ni Balinsuek. Dakesna awan to ti para sapsapo ni ASSHOLEN yors - agpudot to pay ti piditpidit ni Landoggen ta isun to met ti maipasungngalngal nga mangsapsapo ti bet-o ni ASSHOLEn.
instigador 39 days ago
ay do nat ibin know why ayam having dis konberseyshen with this masked-clown knowing dat da things I wud sey would nat penetrate his dense iskal, nat ibin wan bit yot.
Bat por da seyk of giving a laugh por dos who kare to have a gud time, let mi humor mayselp por a sikan.
Hmmmmm...let me cut en paste the gist op the argument here masked-clown.
There are three governments in Abra:
1. Con-Con-nassit nga legal nga gobiyerno for the elite.
2. The NPA for the Masa.
3. True government (I hope, this is the govt. under the administration of Apo Takit)
We should have a "Balance of Power" to obtain a "check and balance". If there are corrupt officials in the government, the NPA will decide what to do, or vice versa. So, there is nothing wrong if you include the NPA in the payroll because they are also conducive in monitoring the behavior of our government officials because, nowadays, you don't trust anybody. Imbes nga Fiscal naging Fixcal, imbes nga lawmaker, naging lawbreaker, imbes nga law enforcer naging law violator, imbes nga citizens naging subjects. Ang tanong ko ngayon, saan tayo makikisayaw?
...and having done that, ip you care my masked-clown, please elaborate wat do you have in mind coz a lot of readers could not, I reapeat, COULD NOT UNDERSTAND your train of THOUGHT ( no addaa ah yot)!
Ip you only reprained from gibing us your 3 gov't's solution and stated your simpol sikantut, then you wud have made a lot more sense. Ngem napan ka pay la naginlalaing nga agibabaga ti 3 gov't solution?
Inyan aya apo.
here is yor sikantut which I FINK somehaw mirakulosli made some sense, en to FINK dat it aktwali keym pram yo...hihihi...it is anbilibabel.
" Imbes nga Fiscal naging Fixcal, imbes nga lawmaker, naging lawbreaker, imbes nga law enforcer naging law violator, imbes nga citizens naging subjects. "
Since yo started posting yor sikantut hir in eycom, I have CUM into kongklushen yor abatar shud luk layk dis, en I strongli recomend dat yo teyk it.
jems bonBon 39 days ago
In reply to: taBUNGAW
Buddy Bungaw, saan met nga secreto bud baytoy pannakairaman ni jovencio. nakalanad daytoy ti investgation ken interrogation ti intelligence. Nu pay kasta buyaen ta laengen ti mssakbayan daytoy a kaso. Adda ak la ditoy ig-igid bud nga ag-pal-paliiw........ ket umanay met nga pakaragsakan ta ti mabasbasa ta kadagitoy kakabsat nga bloggers pwera daguiti lilibeg ha ha ha....
Very active met ni bud sabong......talaga nga banat a banat bud kadaguti relevant issues, mabalin nga ki-nareer nan ti profession na as journalist isu nga d na pay masango ti love life nan. ha ha ha HI sABONG.....
Kumawiwit 39 days ago
2-6-2010 Basic political science says that there can be only one power in a country. That power must be the laws imposed by the current government. Anyone who has legal power other than the legal power of the current government is outside the law and therefore called "outlaws". Outlaws cannot be tolerated by any government as it takes legal power away from the governing body i:e; the government. Certain areas of responsibilities may be diversified within a government but, legal power must be held by only one entity. The idea of three powers running government is stupid, unworkable and will create chaos of major proportions. And besides who and how would these three powers get paid? O.G.
OLDGEEZER 39 days ago
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We may still be clueless about the true mission of the army in that remote corner of Abraq, but regardless, may God Bless the souls of the departed soldiers as well as their families and loved ones left behind. Assuming the troops are there doing something good that benefits the indigenous in any way, may that incident serve as a challenge for them to do even more and better, if they are indeed committed to regaining public trust in them. Just hoping the unfortunate encounter was not a kick-off "party" in an attempt to perpetuate the usual nonsense way of doing election business in Abraq.
mancono 43 days ago
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