A soldier was wounded in a clash with armed men in Maco town in Compostela Valley province Tuesday, the Philippine National Police said Thursday.
In a post on its news site, the PNP identified the injured soldier as Pfc. Wilson Pascua, who suffered a wound on the right shoulder.
Pascua is a member of the Bravo Company of the Philippine Army's 71st Infantry Brigade.
The PNP said Pascua sustained the injury after two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) exploded while the company was in the area.
The PNP said the Bravo Company then engaged armed men under one Kumander Pakat of the "Front Committee 2" in Sitio Lantawan in Brgy. Sangab, Maco town.
It did not indicate what group the "Front Committee 2" belonged to.
Pascua was brought to Panacan Hospital for treatment.
Appears to be the activity of the Maoist New People's Army, the military wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines. The NPA is quite active in Compostela Valley Province.
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