Post by RedFlag32 on May 22, 2007 22:35:22 GMT
Subject: Philippines: NPA seizes at least 38 firearms in past two weeks
*PRESS RELEASE*
Information Bureau
Communist Party of the Philippines
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today said that the New
People's Army (NPA) was able to seize at least 38 firearms from the
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP)
and paramilitary groups from May 3-16. At least 28 of these are
high-powered weapons, including an M-60 machine gun.
Responding to the CPP's call to step up tactical offensives, seize
weapons and intensify people's war nationwide, the NPA launched more
than a dozen tactical offensives in at least seven provinces in the last
two weeks, according to a consolidated report published in the CPP's
fortnightly newspaper Ang Bayan
<http://www.philippinerevolution.net/cgi-bin/ab/text.pl?issue=20070521;lang=pil;article=04>.
At least 31 enemy troops were killed in action and 37 wounded.
1 KIA: Killed in Action
2 WIA: Wounded in Action Date Place Seized Weapons Enemy
KIA1 Enemy
WIA2
May 3 Ilog, Negros Occidental 2 M16 2
May 4 Pola, Oriental Mindoro 2 M16 2 1
1 Carbine
6 .45 cal
1 .38 cal
May 5 Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental 4 M16 4 2
1 .45 cal
May 10 Escalante, Negros Occidental 1 M16 4
1 M14
May 10 San Jose, Occidental Mindoro 4 M16 5 6
2 M14
1 M203
May 11 Gumaca, Quezon 1
May 12 Bontoc, Mountain Province 3 17
May 13 Lope de Vega, Northern Samar 1 M14 1 2
1 M60
May 14 Boliney, Abra 1
May 15 Abra 2 .45 cal
May 16 Boliney, Abra (2 offensives) 5 M16 10 7
2 M14
1 M203
According to the CPP, these tactical offensives delivered "hurting blows
to the hated, fraudulent and brutal US-Arroyo regime."
CPP spokesperson Gregorio "Ka Roger" Rosal said "these tactical
offensives were carried out against the regime's military and police
forces most notorious for their fascist crimes against the people."
Rosal exhorted NPA Red fighters to further intensify tactical offensives
to punish the US-Arroyo regime and its armed forces "especially for the
largescale fraud and brutal crimes they have committed against the people."
He added that "The Filipino people are seething with anger against the
rotten, cheating and brutal puppet regime of Gloria Arroyo. There is an
urgent need to further step up the revolutionary armed struggle to deal
further body and head blows against the Arroyo regime."
"There should be no letup in the all-sided struggle against the Arroyo
regime in order to further weaken it and hasten its fall," said Rosal.
Download doc file here
<http://www.philippinerevolution.net/pib/archives/2007/070521.38firearms.doc>
*Reference:*
Marco Valbuena
Media Officer
Cellphone Numbers: 09179776392 :: 09282242061
E-mail: cppmedia@gmail.com <mailto:cppmedia@gmail.com>
*PRESS RELEASE*
Information Bureau
Communist Party of the Philippines
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today said that the New
People's Army (NPA) was able to seize at least 38 firearms from the
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP)
and paramilitary groups from May 3-16. At least 28 of these are
high-powered weapons, including an M-60 machine gun.
Responding to the CPP's call to step up tactical offensives, seize
weapons and intensify people's war nationwide, the NPA launched more
than a dozen tactical offensives in at least seven provinces in the last
two weeks, according to a consolidated report published in the CPP's
fortnightly newspaper Ang Bayan
<http://www.philippinerevolution.net/cgi-bin/ab/text.pl?issue=20070521;lang=pil;article=04>.
At least 31 enemy troops were killed in action and 37 wounded.
1 KIA: Killed in Action
2 WIA: Wounded in Action Date Place Seized Weapons Enemy
KIA1 Enemy
WIA2
May 3 Ilog, Negros Occidental 2 M16 2
May 4 Pola, Oriental Mindoro 2 M16 2 1
1 Carbine
6 .45 cal
1 .38 cal
May 5 Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental 4 M16 4 2
1 .45 cal
May 10 Escalante, Negros Occidental 1 M16 4
1 M14
May 10 San Jose, Occidental Mindoro 4 M16 5 6
2 M14
1 M203
May 11 Gumaca, Quezon 1
May 12 Bontoc, Mountain Province 3 17
May 13 Lope de Vega, Northern Samar 1 M14 1 2
1 M60
May 14 Boliney, Abra 1
May 15 Abra 2 .45 cal
May 16 Boliney, Abra (2 offensives) 5 M16 10 7
2 M14
1 M203
According to the CPP, these tactical offensives delivered "hurting blows
to the hated, fraudulent and brutal US-Arroyo regime."
CPP spokesperson Gregorio "Ka Roger" Rosal said "these tactical
offensives were carried out against the regime's military and police
forces most notorious for their fascist crimes against the people."
Rosal exhorted NPA Red fighters to further intensify tactical offensives
to punish the US-Arroyo regime and its armed forces "especially for the
largescale fraud and brutal crimes they have committed against the people."
He added that "The Filipino people are seething with anger against the
rotten, cheating and brutal puppet regime of Gloria Arroyo. There is an
urgent need to further step up the revolutionary armed struggle to deal
further body and head blows against the Arroyo regime."
"There should be no letup in the all-sided struggle against the Arroyo
regime in order to further weaken it and hasten its fall," said Rosal.
Download doc file here
<http://www.philippinerevolution.net/pib/archives/2007/070521.38firearms.doc>
*Reference:*
Marco Valbuena
Media Officer
Cellphone Numbers: 09179776392 :: 09282242061
E-mail: cppmedia@gmail.com <mailto:cppmedia@gmail.com>