From GMA News (Dec 7): 4 NPA guerrillas killed in two ComVal clashes
At least 4 members of the New People's Army were killed in separate encounters with government troops in Compostela Valley province in Mindanao on Wednesday and Friday morning.
In a press statement on Saturday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Eastern Mindanao Command said two female NPA fighters were among the three who died in the clash in Barangay Teresa.
It said residents in the area had told authorities the three died due to the loss of blood, but their bodies were recovered by rebels who survived and then concealed the cadavers in a forested area.
Also, the AFP said another NPA guerrilla was killed in Barangay Malamodao in a clash that lasted for 30 minutes.
Government forces are locating and identifying more casualties reported by civilians, while Joint Army-Police elements are on pursuit operations.
Civilians requested the military for regular security patrols for their protection from NPA harassment and extortion activities in the two barangays.
Meanwhile, Eastern Mindanao Command Commander Lt. Gen. Ricardo Rainier G. Cruz III urged residents to continue reporting NPA presence to the military.
“In our Bayanihan, we will prevail against the NPA,” Cruz said.
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/338718/news/regions/4-npa-guerrillas-killed-in-two-comval-clashes
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