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BACOLOD CITY: The military has committed to ensure justice for the death of two intelligence operatives slain in Barangay Camindangan, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, November 24.In a statement released on Friday, Brig. Gen. Leonardo Peña, 302nd Infantry Brigade commander, said, "We will ensure that justice for the victims will be served, and by all means, we will pursue the perpetrators who committed this horrible action against our soldiers."The Army assured the public that the incident will not hamper the efforts of the soldiers in supporting the local government for sustaining peace and progress in their area of responsibility.On Friday, the Armando Sumayang Jr. Command-New People's Army Southwest Guerrilla Front (ASJC-NPA) admitted responsibility for the ambush that killed Sgt. Regie Glendro and SSgt. Ken Camilan of the Army's 47th Infantry Battalion (47IB).The 47IB said the slain soldiers went to Sipalay City to coordinate for the upcoming local peace engagement with the people involving the former mass supporters of the rebels.Both soldiers died on the spot. The armed men fled immediately.Maj. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, 3rd Infantry Division commander, said that Camilan and Glendro were traversing the national highway of Barangay Camindangan to coordinate with village officials for the upcoming local peace engagement with the residents, who used to be rebel supporters, when they were flagged down and shot dead by the rebels.They were not in combat operations and were wearing civilian clothes when they were killed, Arevalo pointed out.He said he believes that the act of the rebels was in retaliation for the setbacks suffered by the NPA, following the discovery and seizure of arms cache on November 19 in Barangay Gatuslao, Candoni, and the surrender of Germelyn Planas Quiretan, an official of the South West Front of the Komiteng Rehiyonal Negros-Cebu-Bohol-Siquijor.
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