By Mortz
C. Ortigoza
Son of a
gun, I just commented today at the social media those two survivors – a student pilot and his instructor – whose
plane hit two days ago the mountain of the Sierra Madre at the boundary of
Nueva Ecija and Aurora Provinces, here comes my town mate in Mindanao but Singapore based Software Sales Specialist Keren Calapardo sending me at 9 pm today a news link at my inbox in Face Book about a
baby and a policeman killed in an ambush along Kilometre 28, Barangay Tikalaan,
Talakag, Bukidnon around 5:30 p.m last Thursday by the communist New People’s Army and
wounding six other policemen and civilians who were riding in two cars.
Commies Ambushed Survivor Police Lieutenant and Chief of Police Joven Acuesta. Acuesta on this Face Book's photo grabbed is with wife Marjorie - an elementary school principal. |
When I
saw the India-made Mahindra police patrol car (yes Virginia, those overpriced
cars the Aquino Administration bought the cops told me are already dilapidated) plunged in a canal I mentally quipped: “I saw this patrol car three hours earlier
when I took a peek at Face Book on my laptop as I encoded my news”.
What startled me as I scanned my IPhone three hours later was the bloodied officer who
was half naked lying on a stretcher and being rushed to the hospital was Inspector
Joven Acuesta, chief of Bumbaran Municipal Police Station in Lanao del Sur.
Acuesta who?
Acuesta who?
Gee whiz,
he was my fellow awardee as Ten Outstanding SBC Alumni (TOSA) 2017 last
September 22 this year at Southern Baptist College in M’lang, Cotabato
Province.
During
the feting, among the ten awardees only one was absent and that was Joven – a distant
relative.
His wife
Marjorie, the eloquent school principal of SBC, said he could not attend
because he and his cops were on alert against the bad guys somewhere in Lanao.
I just
learned today that Joven, a former non-commissioned officer that law enforcers dubbed as “product of the lateral entry program” to Inspector or its military equivalent of a First Lieutenant, is the chief of police of Bumbaran Municipal
Police Station in Lanao del Sur.
Another source, who asked anonymity, messaged me at Face Book by quoting Acuesta daughter Love-Love: "Pls help me pray for our tatay Joven. They were ambushed last night.He lost his hearing and damaged a finger as a result. He's heading to the operating room right now for a surgery".
Acuesta and his men were returning from a command conference at the police regional office in Cagayan de Oro City and were going to their town when the ambush ensued.
Chief Inspector Jemar delos Santos, spokesperson for the Police Regional Office in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PRO-ARMM) based in Camp Gen. SK Pendatun in Parang, Maguindanao said Acuesta was driving the Toyota Fortuner with the civilians and the four-month old infant Malysha Machorao traveling from Cagayan de Oro City to Wao, Lanao del Sur, when ambushed by the New People’s Army.
Another source, who asked anonymity, messaged me at Face Book by quoting Acuesta daughter Love-Love: "Pls help me pray for our tatay Joven. They were ambushed last night.He lost his hearing and damaged a finger as a result. He's heading to the operating room right now for a surgery".
Acuesta and his men were returning from a command conference at the police regional office in Cagayan de Oro City and were going to their town when the ambush ensued.
Chief Inspector Jemar delos Santos, spokesperson for the Police Regional Office in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PRO-ARMM) based in Camp Gen. SK Pendatun in Parang, Maguindanao said Acuesta was driving the Toyota Fortuner with the civilians and the four-month old infant Malysha Machorao traveling from Cagayan de Oro City to Wao, Lanao del Sur, when ambushed by the New People’s Army.
The exemplary
drama, er, gallantry and the news worthiness of the incident, Joven, Senior Police Officer 1 Pacifico Cabudoy, and Police
Officer 1 Nathaniel Ibal fought out with the Reds and survived the nefarious
act.
Just like Army Scout Ranger Captain Jeffrey Buada who will be feted by his proud town
Mangaldan, Pangasinan on Tuesday (see my articleTown Honors Army Captain’s Exceptional Gallantry, Chivalry), Inspector Acuesta is
a pride too of M’lang town as he put his life at stake just to preserve our way
of life (as these Godless commies would transform our country North Korea and
Cuba liked style if they succeed) and conserve our freedom and democracy.
Just like
Captain Buada who removed his Kevlar helmet and bullet proof vest and laid down
his assault rifle in Marawi City for the ISIS terrorists to allow him to get the famished
little girl in the middle of the battle, Acuesta did not only fight back under
the volleys of fire from the commies but survived the ambush of an estimated 50 armed- to- the- teeth NPA rebels of either Front 53 or 72.
Chief of Police Acuesta who is looking at the camera as he is being rushed in dusk today to a hospital in Bukidnon Province. |
Geez that
was news! Usually ambushed like this saw government troopers died defenselessly as they were surprised and trapped inside their vehicle on the treachery laid out by the enemies.
Acuesta
just like Buada is a gutsy hero as he probably bobbled, weaved, crawled, and
somersaulted against the bullets of the ideologue rebels where some of them chased the wounded but absconding Cabodoy and Ibal. The duo brought themselves at a hospital in Malaybalay City, Bukidnoon.
National
Police Chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa should promote Acuesta pronto
into a Senior Inspector (Captain in the Army) for exceptional gallantry in
repulsing the superior in number enemies!
(You
can read my selected columns athttp://mortzortigoza.blogspot.com and articles at
Pangasinan News Aro. You can send comments too at totomortz@yahoo.com)
KEREN CALAPARDO: Just read your blog
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MORTZ ORTIGOZA: Oo, namit isulat kay bag o lang info mo ga barak ang utok ko lalo ka awardee ko siya. salamat gid
ReplyDeleteWeng Bruner To, safe na sya? Thanks for this info
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Reggie Bandiola Pueblo
Reggie Bandiola Pueblo Maau gid nga safe sya. .
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Toto Alba Calling prayer warriors!
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Jun Maghopoy Praise God kay safe si sir...
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Jun Gallaza Praying for Sir Joven.
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Ernie Tayong Buti safe si chief joven
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Joy Sim-Abugan
Joy Sim-Abugan Oh my. Glad he survived.
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Japhet Masculino Isog man gid taga-Mlang...praying for Chief Joven and his companions.
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Rey Pueblo Be keeping Sir Joven Acuesta in my prayers and other victims of the crime
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Linda Platon
Linda Platon I prayed it..get well soon..God is the best doctor..
Eme Solis Classmate ko! Ay ahay...๐ข
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Ching Sandoval Luceno
Ching Sandoval Luceno sir daw teacher man sa sbc yong katabiniya
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Garjo Evangelio Nice mortz...classmate ko n sya...
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Mar C. Ortigoza Oo, diin gani ini naga board sadto? Ate or manang sini si Honney asawa ni Noel Buenafe - pariente man namon ini.
Fe Cedeรฑo Bauzon Praying for your speedy recovery Kumpadre and comfort Kumadre. God's Almighty power be upon you and your family
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Alvin Lynn P. BerganteGroup Admin We continue to pray for Joven's fast recovery. Thank you for your prayers.
Mar C. Ortigoza Oo, diin gani ini naga board sadto? Ate or manang sini si Honney asawa ni Noel Buenafe - pariente man namon ini. Garjo Evangelio
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Garjo Evangelio daw sa ila man ni Bandiola sya naga board sadto..
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Mar C. Ortigoza
Mar C. Ortigoza Garjo Evangelio May anting anting ini, nalawayan ini kanday Bandiola
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Garjo Evangelio hahaha...amo gid..
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Mar C. Ortigoza
Mar C. Ortigoza Garjo Evangelio News headline ko karon: Bayaning Police Chief Di Tinatablan ng Bala dahil sa Laway at Anting-Anting
praying for you Classmate Joven
ReplyDeleteAnnie Bolyn Prior Gornes Salamat sa Ginoo naka survived hinablos ko..God is good pray ta tanan sa iya nga fast recovery
ReplyDeleteLETTER FROM THE NEW PEOPLE'S ARMY:
ReplyDelete14 November 2017
The Communist Party of the Philippines extends deepest condolences to the family of the 4-month infant who died in the NPA ambush at Brgy. Tikalaan, Talakag, Bukidnon on November 9, 2017.
Initial reports from the field indicate that the Toyota Fortuner, a civilian vehicle, was tailing a police patrol car, the target of the ambush. NPA blocking forces intended for stopping civilian vehicles from entering the ambush site were reportedly unable to flag down the said vehicle, thus exposing it to the deadly volley of fire.
While waiting for the final results of the on-going investigation regarding the circumstances of this unfortunate incident, the CPP takes full responsibility for the death of the infant and the wounding of two other civilians, and will take all measures possible to account for the resulting difficulties.
Preventing injury to civilians has always been the policy of the revolutionary movement in the process of the people’s war. All responsible Party committees and NPA commanders are advised to learn lessons from this incident towards refining the conduct of tactical offensives in order to avoid civilian casualties in the future.