Troopers from the 30th Infantry Battalion, on routine security patrol, engaged 20 New People's Army (NPA) fighters in a 30-minute firefight inflicting undetermined number of casualties to the rebel force in Barangay Cambuayon, Bacuag town, Surigao Del Norte Sunday morning.
Four AK-47 rifles were captured from the fleeing rebels alongside with other war material and personal belongings.
Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) public affairs office chief, said the firefight took place around 10:40 a.m.
He added that the rebels belong to the NPA's "SPP 16, Guerrilla Front 16".
No losses were sustained by government forces.
"Operations are still on-going as of this time. Elements from the 30th Infantry Battalion and the Army’s 4th Infantry Division are currently scouring the area to hunt down fleeing rebels while two companies were deployed to conduct blocking operations in the area," Zagala stressed.
He added that the AFP is continuously intensifying its efforts to neutralize armed rebels in the South through focused-military operations while maintaining its peace and development operations for the people to address the root causes of insurgency.
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