Published March 13, 2021, 12:55 PM
ILOILO CITY – Police are bracing for more attacks from New People’s Army (NPA) rebels who detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in Barangay Pugahan, Lambunao, Iloilo that injured a policeman and a barangay councilor who were onboard a police patrol vehicle last March 12.
(Iloilo police photo / MANILA BULLETIN)
“The intention was intended for ambush,” said Police Col. Gilbert Gorero, chief of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO), of the incident.
Gorero, who visited the incident site, said that the NPA is already planning to attack government forces as a temporary camp was found nearby.
The victims were their way to Barangay Panuran in Lambunao near the boundary of Janiuay where NPA rebels clashed with the Philippine Army 12th Infantry Battalion last Thursday.
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