From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 6): 2 NPA rebs killed, soldier wounded in
Zamboanga del Norte clash
Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed while a soldier was wounded in a
clash in the hinterlands of Zamboanga del Norte, a military official announced
Thursday.
Maj. Gen. Ricardo Rainier Cruz, III, commander of the Army’s 1st Infantry
Division, said the clash took place around 3 p.m. Wednesday in Barangay Tinuyop,
Leon Postigo town.
Cruz withheld the identity of the wounded soldier except that he is assigned
the Army’s 10th Infantry Battalion headed by Lt. Col. Taharudin Ampatuan.
Cruz said the troops were on security patrol when they clashed with at least
20 NPA rebels.
The conduct of the security patrol was in response to reports from a civilian
information that a group of NPA rebels are in Sitio Napolan, Barangay Tinuyop
extorting money from the residents, Cruz said.
The NPA rebels belong to the extortion unit of the Western Mindanao Regional
Party Committee (WMRPC), he added.
The NPA rebels fled to different directions leaving behind their two slain
comrades, he said.
He lauded the civilian cooperation and the 10th Infantry Battalion troops who
instantly responded to the informant’s report.
“This is another success of the Filipino people. In the spirit of bayanihan,
we can always win in this fight against extortion activities and harassment by
the NPA rebels,” Cruz said.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=477692
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