A report from the field said Saturday that a Philippine Army corporal was wounded in a firefight with armed men at a remote village Zamboanga del Sur.
The Philippine National Police Operations Center at PNP General Headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City said the encounter took place at around 8:25am at Sitio Kamanse, Brgy. Tuburan, Tigbao, Zamboanga Del Sur.
The report said that elements of the Philippine Army's 14th Division Reconnaisance Company (DRC), led by a certain Lt. Gelapia, chanced upon two armed men suspected to be communist rebels belonging to the Western Mindanao Regional Party under Ka Nathan.
An exchange of gunfire ensued between the two sides lasting for about 10 minutes, resulting in one army trooper, identified initially as Cpl. Saklian, sustaining a gunshot wound.
The report said the suspected rebels quickly fled towards the hinterland while the soldier was brought to the nearest hospital medical treatment.
Troops of the 14th DRC together with the 2nd and 3rd Maneuvering Companies of the Regional Public Safety Company 9 conducted pursuit operations against the fleeing armed men.
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