Salazar, Mark Glen G.

CEE21
18 July 2014 - Army encounters NA !n Ne"ros, 2 sol#!ers k!lle# an# 1 $oun#e#
Cam% eralta, Jam!n#an, Ca%!z - &$o sol#!ers $ere k!lle# an# one $oun#e# 'ollo$!n" an
encounter (et$een t)e "o*ernment 'orces an# NA re(els at S!t!o Ma#a)a, +r"y
+uena*!sta !n ,!mamaylan C!ty, Ne"ros -cc!#ental at 2.1/ %.m. &)urs#ay.
0t. Col. Ar!el 1eyes, Comman#!n" -''!cer o' 42t) 3n'antry +attal!on sa!# t)at )!s troo%s
$ere con#uct!n" %eace an# #e*elo%ment act!*!t!es !n sa!# *!lla"e $)en t)ey $ere '!re#
u%on (y more or less t)!rty 4506 la$less arme# elements (el!e*e# to (e mem(ers o' t)e
Central Ne"ros 7ront, 8om!ten" 1e)!yonal-Ne"ros 4CN7, 81-N6.
1eyes also sa!# 9:e encountere# t)e NA re(els 'or a(out t)!rty m!nutes $)!c) resulte#
to t)e #eat) o' our t$o sol#!ers an# one $as $oun#e#. -ur troo%s are t)ere to )el% t)e
0ocal Go*ernment ;n!t 40G;6 !n ass!st!n" t)e %eo%le to !#ent!'y t)e !ssues !n t)e!r
commun!ty so t)at !t can (e resol*e# an# to 'urt)er !m%ro*e t)e %eo%le<s l!*es.9
&)e sla!n sol#!ers $ere !#ent!'!e# as Cor%oral Na%oleon Su%resenc!a an# r!*ate 7!rst
Class ,enry 0um!o, Jr. -ne $oun#e# r!*ate 7!rst Class 0elan# Sucatre su''ere# m!nor
$oun# on )!s (ack.
&$o M1= r!'les $ere also carte# a$ay (y t)e 'lee!n" re(els a'ter t)e encounter.
&)e troo%s scoure# t)e scene o' encounter an# sa$ (loo# sta!ns alon" t)e NA<s route o'
$!t)#ra$al (el!e*e# to (e t)ose o' t)e $oun#e# 'lee!n" re(els.
9&)!s $!ll not !m%e#e our !n!t!at!*es to %ro*!#e t)e necessary ser*!ces to t)e %eo%le. :e
$!ll $ork e*en more !n +ayan!)an s%!r!t to"et)er $!t) t)e 0G;s, ot)er stake)ol#ers an#
t)e %eo%le 'or %eace an# #e*elo%ment to t)r!*e !n t)e!r commun!t!es,9 1eyes a##e#.
r!or to encounter, res!#ents o' sa!# *!lla"e re%orte# to t)e Army %ersonnel a(out t)e
%resence o' la$less arme# elements t)at are %lann!n" to #!sru%t t)e %eace an#
#e*elo%ment e''orts o' t)e Army an# t)e 0G;.
9:e e>%ress our #ee%est sym%at)!es to t)e 'am!l!es an# 'r!en#s o' our sla!n sol#!ers. &)ey
o''ere# t)e!r l!*es 'or t)e sake o' t)e %eo%le. &)ey $!ll al$ays (e remem(ere# as true
)eroes an# a#*ocates o' %eace,9 sa!# Ma?or General Aurel!o +ala#a#, Comman#er o'
Army<s 5r# 3n'antry @!*!s!on.
+ala#a# stresse# t)at 9&)e C-NA !n Ne"ros !s #!sru%t!n" t)e e''orts o' t)e )!l!%%!ne
Army an# t)e 0G; !n (r!n"!n" %eace an# #e*elo%ment an# t)e necessary ser*!ces to t)e
%eo%le. :)y #o t)ey 4C-NA6 cont!nue to #e%r!*e t)e %eo%le o' )a*!n" a #e*elo%e#
commun!ty an# o' )a*!n" a %eace'ul an# (etter l!*esA9
9:e call on t)e C-NA to en# t)e arme# stru""le an# talk $!t) us %eace'ully. &)e
!ssues !n our soc!ety are (e!n" a##resse# t)rou") +ayan!)an an# $e cannot mo*e on !'
$e kee% on '!")t!n". :e nee# to "o (ack to t)e %eace ne"ot!at!n" ta(le to '!nally %ut an
en# to t)e !nsur"ency %ro(lem o' our country,9 a##e# +ala#a#.
&roo%s o' 423+ are !n close commun!cat!on $!t) t)e (aran"ay o''!c!als to ensure t)e
sa'ety an# secur!ty o' t)e res!#ents !n t)e area.
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CEE21
Glen#a #eat) toll nears 100, ne$ storm (r!n"s ra!ns
A"ence 7rance-resse
oste# at 02B20B2014 11.48 AM E ;%#ate# as o' 02B20B2014 11.48 AM
MAN30A - &)e #eat) toll 'rom &y%)oon 1ammasun 4Glen#a6 !n t)e )!l!%%!nes rose to
C4 -- $!t) s!> m!ss!n" -- as anot)er storm (rou")t ra!ns to t)e ra*a"e# areas, aut)or!t!es
sa!# Sun#ay.
&)e re%orts o' 'atal!t!es came !n as re%a!rmen stru""le# to restore electr!c!ty to )un#re#s
o' t)ousan#s o' )ouse)ol#s $)o )a*e (een $!t)out %o$er s!nce t)e storm )!t last $eek.
9&)e ma?or!ty o' t)e 'atal!t!es are 'rom 'all!n" #e(r!s an# trees $)!le many o' t)e m!ss!n"
are 'rom (oats t)at $ent out to sea,9 #es%!te t)e storm, sa!# M!na Maras!"an,
s%okes$oman o' t)e Nat!onal @!saster 1!sk 1e#uct!on an# Mana"ement Counc!l.
&)e ty%)oon )as s!nce (lo$n to sout)ern C)!na (ut a ne$ storm, name# Matmo, $as
%ack!n" "usts o' 1/0 k!lometers 4C5 m!les6 an# $orsen!n" ra!n'all !n %laces a''ecte# (y
1ammasun, s)e tol# A7.
Man!la Electr!c Co, t)e country<s lar"est %o$er #!str!(utor, sa!# more t)an 400,000 )omes
!n t)e Man!la area $ere st!ll e>%er!enc!n" outa"es s!nce t)e '!rst ty%)oon o' t)e year )!t
on :e#nes#ay.
&)e )!l!%%!nes !s struck (y a(out 20 ma?or storms annually, many o' t)em #ea#ly. &)e
Sout)east As!an arc)!%ela"o !s o'ten t)e '!rst ma?or lan#mass to (e struck a'ter storm
(u!l# a(o*e t)e $arm ac!'!c -cean $aters.
3n No*em(er Su%er &y%)oon ,a!yan 4Folan#a6 unleas)e# "!ant se*en-meter 425-'oot6
)!") storm sur"es t)at #e*astate# t)e coasts o' t)e eastern !slan#s o' Samar an# 0eyte,
k!ll!n" u% to 2,500 %eo%le !n one o' t)e nat!on<s $orst e*er natural #!sasters.
&)ere $ere no !mme#!ate re%orts o' #ama"e 'rom &y%)oon Matmo $)!c) !s e>%ecte# to
%ass o*er t)e nort)ern en# o' t)e ma!n )!l!%%!ne !slan# o' 0uzon a(out &ues#ay, t)e
"o*ernment $eat)er stat!on sa!#.