From the Manila Bulletin (Aug 22): Philippine Army scores in Panay
The Philippine Army overran two communist rebel camps in Panay Island over the weekend.
This was disclosed by Brigadier General Arnold Quiapo, commander of the Philippine Army’s 301st Infantry Brigade (301 IB).
A security operation conducted by the 61st Infantry Battalion (62 IB) drove members of the Communist Party of the Philippines’ (CPP) armed group, New People’s Army (NPA) to abandon their camp in Tapaz, Capiz last August 17.
The following day, the 82nd Infantry Battalion (82 IB) also overran an NPA camp in Igbaras, Iloilo. Quiapo said the NPA’s Capiz camp was a bigger one with entrenchments.
The PA’s operation against the NPA in Iloilo was not as smooth. NPA rebels fired on members of the 82nd IB’s Charlie Company.
While no one was hurt in the firefight, Quiapo said it was a diversionary tactic on the NPA rebels’ part.
http://mb.com.ph/News/Provincial_News/28362/Philippine_Army_scores_in_Panay#.Uhdq85fD_Sc
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