Thursday, September 26, 2013

2 NPA rebels died in Bukidnon encounter

From the Philippine News Agency (Sep 26): 2 NPA rebels died in Bukidnon encounter
 
Two communist rebels of the New People’s Army (NPA), one an amazon, were killed in an encounter with government troopers in Bukidnon last Sunday, a belated report reaching here said on Thursday.

Lt. Norman M. Tagros, spokesman of the Army’s 8th Infantry Battalion based in Kalilangan, Bukidnon, said the amazon was identified as Margie Almahan, 18, of Sitio Bendung, Barangay Busdi, Malaybalay City while the male fatality remained unidentified.

Tagros said that the armed encounter took place in the vicinity of Pulangi River in Barangay Busdi, Malaybalay City, when a team of government troopers while o combat patrol Sunday evening encountered five armed suspected NPA rebels.

He said that a 30-minute firefight ensued where the two unidentified NPA rebels were killed. The two dead NPAs were left behind by the remaining rebels who fled to various directions.

Recovered from the encounter scene were two AK-47 rifles, several ammunitions and magazines, personal belongings, and subversive documents.

Tagros said that the military sent a troop to patrol the area after receiving reports of an armed men who were carrying out extortion, coercion, and propaganda activities sowing fears among residents in the area.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=569917

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