MANILA: Two soldiers died, while three were wounded in yesterday’s ambush by leftist rebels in Kalinga province. According to Colonel Loreto Magundayao, spokesman of the Army’s 5th Infantry Division, soldiers from the 17th Infantry Battalion were escorting Commission on Elections (Comelec) personnel when they were attacked by New People’s Army rebels in Bagumbayan village around 9:30am local time. The soldiers, together with local police, were securing the Comelec staff who were on their way to Lubuagan town to deliver several Precinct Count Optical Scan machines that will be used in Monday’s midterm elections. Magundayao said the soldiers and the policemen fought back, pushing the rebels to retreat with undetermined number of casualties.
Rebel killed in clash with army
MANILA: One militiaman was killed, while two soldiers were injured in yesterday’s clash between leftist rebels and government troops in the northern province of Camarines Sur, a military official said. According to Major Angelo Guzman, spokesman for the 9th Infantry Division, seven soldiers and five members of the CAFGU under the 49th Infantry Battalion were securing the village of Agao-ao when they were attacked by 20 rebels belonging to the New People’s Army around 4.15am, local time. The soldiers were in the village to provide security at Agao-ao Elementary School where several Precinct Count Optical Scan machines were delivered to be used in Monday’s midterm elections.
Imelda jewellery at expo ‘fake’
LAOAG CITY: Beware of fake jewellery. That’s the warning from former first lady Imelda Marcos to those who want to see jewellery confiscated from her the Presidential Commission on Good Government plans to exhibit before the end of the year. “My jewellery were some of the best” and contained in 38 suitcases, Marcos told reporters at the Fort Ilocandia Hotel. “They took 38 suitcases of Louis Vuitton. What they have are not only fake pieces but they also stole some of the jewellery,” she said.
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