Two soldiers of the 47th Infantry Battalion were killed and another one was wounded during an encounter with New People's Army (NPA) fighters in Sitio Madaha, Barangay Buenavista,
Lt. Col. Ariel Reyes, 47th Infantry Battalion commander, said his troops were conducting peace and development activities in the area when they were fired upon by more or less 30 lawless armed elements believed to be members of the Central Negros Front, Komiteng Rehiyonal-Negros (CNF, KR-N).
“We encountered the NPA rebels for about 30 minutes which resulted to the death of our two soldiers and one was wounded. Our troops are there to help the local government unit in assisting the people to identify the issues in their community so that these can be resolved and to further improve the people’s lives,” he added.
Killed in action were Cpl. Napoleon Supresencia and Pfc. Henry Lumio Jr.
The wounded soldier was identified as Pfc. Leland Sucatre who sustained minor wounds in his back.
Two M-16 rifles were also carted away by the fleeing rebels after the encounter.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=663835
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