Soldier killed, 6 others wounded in clash with rebels in North Cotabato

From InterAksyon (Sep 5): Soldier killed, 6 others wounded in clash with rebels in North Cotabato

One soldier was killed and six others were wounded in an encounter with members of the New People’s Army Wednesday in Makilala, North Cotabato.

The fatality was identified as Sergeant Arnold Vigo of the 57th infantry Battalion’s Bravo Company, said battalion spokesman Lt. Nash Sema.

Sgt. Vigo headed the team that went to Barangay Cabilao to verify the presence of some 30 members of the NPA Guerrilla Front 72 headed by Felix Armodia.

The encounter lasted about an hour, said Sema.

Guerrilla Front 72 is said to be behind the burning of a rubber plantation in Makilala last Sunday. A worker was killed and another was injured in the incident.

At the same time, North Governor Lala Mendoza condemned the burning of some P25 million worth of property of the Standard Development Rubber plantation in Barangay Talun Talun.

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