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PAF spokesman Lt. Col. Ernesto Miguel Okol said the three were cruising Barangay Calantas in Calaca town on a motorcycle when they were fired at.
Okol said Airman First Class Darwin de Roxas died on the spot, while Airmen Second Class Rommel Tiosin and Aaron Manalo were brought to a hospital in Balayan town.
“The (three) were part of the barangay community development teams reaching out to the different barangays in their area of responsibility,” Okol said in a text message.
He condemned what he called the insurgents’ “treacherous” act, saying that pursuit operations were ongoing against the ambushers.
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Meanwhile, a New People’s Army (NPA) member engaged in extortion activities was killed in an encounter with security forces in Oriental Mindoro last Thursday.
Lt. Col. Noel Detoyato, 2nd Infantry Division civil-military operations chief, said Rolando Pamorada, leader of a local NPA extortion group, was killed in a five-minute clash in Barangay Orcunoma, Bongabong town.
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He said the encounter was a result of the continuous anti-extortion operations of the Army and Philippine National Police.
1Lt. Celeste Frank Sayson, 2nd Infantry Division spokesman, said a carbine rifle, a .45 caliber pistol, a laptop, three cellular phones, 14 SIM cards and cash amounting to P57,000 were recovered after the clash.
Security forces intensified their anti-extortion operations after Mindoro residents complained about the rebels’ illegal activities during the last elections. – Alexis Romero, Ed Amoroso and Arnell Ozaeta
