The advance team headed by Nonong Salusad met a barrage of gunfire and a grenade lobbed by the Red fighters, immediately followed by the detonation of the explosive device right on the very spot where the main body of the reactionary troops took cover at the onset of the firefight.
Nagkukumahog ang rehimeng Aquino na salagin at pahupain ang protesta ng sambayanan laban sa pork barrel habang pinananatili ang bulok na sistema ng pagbabadyet, kabilang ang malalaking di programadong pondong tuwirang kontrolado ni Aquino.