Map of Gamay, Northern Samar. (Google image) TACLOBAN CITY - Two trainees of the Philippine National Police (PNP) elite force were killed and four others were injured when the New People's Army (NPA) detonated anti-personnel mines during a clash on Saturday in Gamay, Northern Samar. The PNP regional office here reported on Sunday that the police students who were undergoing the Special Action Force Commando Course (SAFCC) fought with an undetermined number of armed rebels in Lonoy village at around 7 a.m. The trainees proceeded to the remote village after they were alerted by the local Barangay Information Network about the presence of armed men. The rebels, however, detonated the explosives, which resulted in the death of Patrolmen Franklin Marquez and Jimmy Caraggayan. "We express our condolences to their families. Our snappy salute to the bravery they have shown. They were killed in the line of duty defending our country against insurgency. We would want to recognize the va
PNP chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos (File photo) MANILA - Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos honored two rookie cops killed in an encounter with the New People's Army (NPA), an armed group of terrorist Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), at Barangay Lonoy, Gamay, Northern Samar on Saturday. In a statement on Sunday, Carlos identified the two cops as Pat. Franklin Marquez and Pat. Jimmy Caraggayan who died after the communist terrorists detonated improvised explosive devices (EIDs) that also wounded four other policemen. "We express our condolences to the families of Pat. Franklin Marquez and Pat. Jimmy Caraggayan. Our snappy salute to the bravery they have shown. They were killed in the line of duty defending our country against insurgency. We would want to recognize the valor of four other troop members who were injured during the firefight," Carlos said. Carlos said the police commandos and military forces are now conducting hot pursuit operati
Map of Gamay, Northern Samar. (Google image) TACLOBAN CITY - Two trainees of the Philippine National Police (PNP) elite force were killed and four others were injured when the New People's Army (NPA) detonated anti-personnel mines during a clash on Saturday in Gamay, Northern Samar. The PNP regional office here reported on Sunday that the police students who were undergoing the Special Action Force Commando Course (SAFCC) fought with an undetermined number of armed rebels in Lonoy village at around 7 a.m. The trainees proceeded to the remote village after they were alerted by the local Barangay Information Network about the presence of armed men. The rebels, however, detonated the explosives, which resulted in the death of Patrolmen Franklin Marquez and Jimmy Caraggayan. "We express our condolences to their families. Our snappy salute to the bravery they have shown. They were killed in the line of duty defending our country against insurgency. We would want to recognize the va