Three hours later, in Kitaotao’s Barangay Palakapaw, a commando team belonging to the NPA’s Guerilla Front 53 ambushed a convoy of 8th IB troops aboard a 6x6 truck and an amphibian.
Pagkaraan ng tatlong oras, inambus ng isang yunit-kumando ng Front 53 sa Barangay Palakapaw, Kitaotao ang isang komboy ng 10th ID na kinabibilangan ng isang siksbay at isang behikulong amphibian.