Locals confirm Feb. 24 clash in New Bataan

DAVAO DE ORO, February 28 (PIA) - - Local officials in New Bataan confirmed on Saturday that there was an armed encounter in Purok 8, Barangay Andap in New Bataan, Davao de Oro on February 24, 2022.

Cequiña Dante, barangay chairperson of Andap, and Lope Marcelino, chairman of Purok 8 signed the certification confirming the said encounter.

The officials also stated that a civilian tipped off the military of the presence of the New People’s Army (NPA) in the area that resulted in the armed clash.

This certification affirmed the reports from the 1001^st Infantry Pagasa Brigade that five NPA members were killed in an encounter in the area on February 24, 2022, including Chad Booc, a Bakwit school teacher, and Gelijurain Nguho II, a graduate of the Liceo de Davao in Tagum and volunteer teacher in Community Technical College of Southern Mindanao (CTCSM).

Even with this, several groups took to social media condemning the ‘massacre’ of the Booc, and his companions.

In twitter, Marco Valbuena, chief information officer of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) claimed that there were no encounters in the area according to their local NPA unit.

Meanwhile, the Youth for Peace Movement (YPFM) of New Bataan decried that some of the locals in the town were blocked and disabled from pages of those who said that there was no encounter after commenting on what really transpired in their area.

The youth group also condemned all armed groups that continually use children and people in armed activities.

“It is an insult to the people of this municipality to be pitied on no grounds by those who have not to live in it. We need to be aware and vigilant against any manipulative actions from CPP-NPA-NDF terrorist who appeals to pity most times,” the group said. (PIA11, Michael Uy)

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