From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 29): Army soldier wounded in clash with
rebels in Tapaz, Capiz
An Army soldier was injured in an encounter between government forces and
members of the New People's Army (NPA) in a hinterland barangay in Tapaz, Capiz.
In an interview over Bombo Radyo Iloilo, 3rd Infantry Division (3ID),
Philippine Army spokesperson Maj. Gil Ileto said the encounter happened around
8:30 a.m. in Barangay Acuna, Tapaz town.
The 3ID spokesman, however, declined to give further details on how the
encounter transpired.
Ileto said the name of the wounded soldier is being withheld pending proper
notification of his family.
Meanwhile, soldiers of the 3ID operating in Tapaz, Capiz immediately
conducted hot pursuit operation against the fleeing rebels after the reported
exchange of gun fires that ensued between the Army soldiers and the rebels.
The 3ID has its headquarters in Camp Macario Peralta in Jamindan, Capiz.
The fresh armed skirmish came before the usual holiday truce could be
observed between the two warring groups during the Yuletide season.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=475848
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