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NPA's Barbaric Act: Army Soldier Found Dead, Several Gunshot Wounds

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Philippine authorities finally recovered the body of kidnapped Army soldier Staff Sergeant Rolen U. Maglangit on Saturday evening, at the boundary of kilometer 14 and 15 in Barangay Pasian, Monkayo town, Compostela Valley province. The search and rescue teams, accompanied by some villagers, found Maglangit's body with several gunshot wounds and indications of torture, consistent with reports from authorities. Maglangit was abducted on Friday while driving his motorcycle to confirm reports of harassment by the NPA along the Trento, Agusan del Sur-Monkayo highway.

Key Takeaways:

  • Staff Sergeant Rolen U. Maglangit, an Army soldier, was found dead with several gunshot wounds and indications of torture at the boundary of kilometer 14 and 15 in Barangay Pasian, Monkayo town, Compostela Valley province.
  • Maglangit was abducted on Friday while driving his motorcycle to confirm reports of harassment by the NPA along the Trento, Agusan del Sur-Monkayo highway.
  • The NPA's brutal act is condemned by Major General Ricardo A David Jr., area command chief of the AFP's North-Eastern and North-Central Mindanao Fourth Infantry (Diamond) Division, and local government officials.
  • The perpetrators will be pursued without let-up, and murder charges will be filed against them, according to Major General David.
  • The incident is seen as a result of the NPA's defeat in a recent gunbattle in Rosario town, Agusan del Sur, where more than 10 NPA members were killed.
  • Staff Sergeant Maglangit's body will be brought to his residence in Bayugan, Agusan del Sur, to be with his family.

Statistics:

  • 36th IB, Staff Sergeant Maglangit's task force, reported harassment and disturbances caused by the NPAs.
  • Approximately 50 heavily armed NPA guerillas were encountered by troops of the 36th IB in a recent gunbattle in Barangay Cabantao, Rosario town, Agusan del Sur, on Thursday, May 21.
  • More than 10 NPA members were killed in the encounter on May 21.
  • 100% of the NPA members killed in the encounter on May 21 will face justice through the courts of the Philippines.

Sources:

  • "(PNA) -- The body of kidnapped Army soldier Staff Sergeant Rolen U. Maglangit was finally recovered by the search and rescue teams with some villagers at the boundary of kilometer 14 and 15, in Barangay Pasian, Monkayo town, Compostela Valley (ComVal) province early Saturday evening, a day after the communist-New People's Army (NPA) Front Committee 20 of the Southern Mindanao Regional Committee (SMRC) forcibly abducted the hapless victim."
  • "Maj. Michele B. Anayron, Jr., said Staff Sergeant Maglangit's body bore several gunshot wounds in different parts of his body and head when found."
  • "Maj. Gen. Ricardo A David Jr., area command chief of the AFP's North-Eastern and North-Central Mindanao Fourth Infantry (Diamond) Division, and several local government unit officials condemned the 'barbaric act' of the communist terrorists."

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