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Three Army soldiers deployed for peace and development outreach program were
murdered on Thursday morning, January 6, 2011 in Southern Mindanao. The soldiers belong
to the Peace and Development Team 905 of the Philippine Army’s 3rd Special Forces
Battalion.
The three soldiers were riding a motorcycle heading towards Purok 4, Barangay
Magdum, Tagum City when they were fired upon by suspected members of the New
People’s Army belonging to Guerilla Front 33. Two of the soldiers died instantly while the
third casualty expired while being treated at the Davao Regional Hospital in Tagum City.
Major General Jorge Segovia, Commander of the 10th Infantry Division based in
Davao City condemned the killing as a cowardly act of peace saboteurs. He said that the
peace and development outreach program which is being implemented under the AFP’s
Campaign Plan “Bayanihan” will continue to contribute in solving the root causes of
insurgency. “The CPP plan to divert our attention away from community works will fail,” he
said.
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