JAMES TREMEDAL
Associate editor
LABANGAN, ZAMBOSUR--The army detachment located along the traffic circle of the national highway between Tukuran and Labangan was attacked by about 15 armed men early dawn Friday.
But the 1st Infantry Division treated the Jan. 30 attack, which injured one of its soldiers, as insignificant, calling it a “harassment.”
The said Army detachment is being manned by elements of the Division Support Companies and 9th Field Artillery Battery (FAB).
The makeshift house was badly damaged after it was hit by an RPG rocket.
A certain M/Sgt. Companion of the 9th FAB was wounded during the exchange of fire with the lawless elements who surrounded the detachment.
A military police team led by 1st Lt. Renato Estrivillo and the 53rd IB team led by 1st Lt. Aguilar responded from Camp Cesar Sang-an and reinforced the detachment, saving it from further casualties.
The attackers scampered to different directions after seeing the reinforcements coming.
By noontime, MGen. Nehemias Pajarito has ordered an investigation of the incident to identify the perpetrators.
Governor Aurora Cerilles, after being informed of the incident, likewise called for an emergency meeting with Provincial Peace and Order Council.