Helicopter Over My House
By Thelma
@thelme55 (77168)
Germany
March 22, 2017 11:50am CST
No, not really
. This morning at around 10, I heard the sounds of a helicopter when I was drinking my mug of tea. It flew over my house. It was so obvious that it was the military. Who else would do that?
A few minutes later a second helicopter passed by over our house. It was really loud that I went out to the terrace to see what was going on. Then it was quiet.
I didn't know what was happening nearby that I asked my friends in Facebook what is going on in our neck of the woods. I got an answer immediately. There was a fight between the military and the rebels in our nearby mountains, where the rebels are hiding or the NPA ( New People's Army). I hope there were not many people dying.
Have you experienced like that before?
. This morning at around 10, I heard the sounds of a helicopter when I was drinking my mug of tea. It flew over my house. It was so obvious that it was the military. Who else would do that?
A few minutes later a second helicopter passed by over our house. It was really loud that I went out to the terrace to see what was going on. Then it was quiet.
I didn't know what was happening nearby that I asked my friends in Facebook what is going on in our neck of the woods. I got an answer immediately. There was a fight between the military and the rebels in our nearby mountains, where the rebels are hiding or the NPA ( New People's Army). I hope there were not many people dying.
Have you experienced like that before?7 people like this
10 responses
@thelme55 (77168)
• Germany
22 Mar 17
That is good @LadyDuck. I wish we have that too in Germany. We already have a lot of immigrants who make us women scared on the streets when it's dark. Well, for me. Germany is no longer a safe place to live. Anyway, election is fast approaching and I can't wait to vote and kick Angela out from her throne.
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@Samia786m (522)
• India
22 Mar 17
Where are you from?I hope every thing is fine.I don't like war.
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@thelme55 (77168)
• Germany
22 Mar 17
I am in my winter vacation in my home country Philippines @Samia786m. I don't like war, too.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
23 Mar 17
often my friend. the choppers come around (the airport is a kilometer away from home) and we know there are some offensive attacks on the rebels' hideouts in nearby communities.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Mar 17
@thelme55 yes my friend. the Sierra madre mountain range is always thought of as the hideaway of the rebels NPA. i heard from our 'kagawad' here that in the remote barrios here in my place, NPA's roam around at dusk and ask money and rice for them. a revolutionary tax is always their reason.
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@thelme55 (77168)
• Germany
24 Mar 17
@ridingbet I see. I heard about that also from my batch mates here. Those rebels are indeed hiding in the mountains.
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@thelme55 (77168)
• Germany
23 Mar 17
So there are also rebels in the north of the Philippines @ridingbet.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
25 Mar 17
Where we are in the Philippines, we don't hear of any confrontation between the NPA and the military ..
But here in Au, we sometimes have police helicopters roving above our neighbourhood .. may looking for unruly people ..
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
24 Mar 17
Military helicopters also pass over our house every now and then when there are encounters in the south, either to transport reinforcement troops or bring the wounded to the hospital. At other times, military helicopters would encircle the city to monitor when there are important big events or when a very important personality like the President comes.
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