A trooper from the Army's 61st Infantry Battalion was
wounded following a clash with New People's Army (NPA) fighters in Sitio Bulod,
Barangay Roosevelt, Tapaz town, Capiz Sunday morning.
Security forces were conducting routine patrols in the area
when they encountered around eight rebels at 8: 45 a.m.
A firefight, lasting for 15 minutes, then took place,
resulting in the wounding of one soldier and undetermined number from the rebel
side.
“This is the same group of NPA remnants that our troops in
Barangay Katipunan, Tapaz, Capiz encountered last night at 8:10 p.m.,” 61st
Infantry Battalion commander Lt. Col. Victor Llapitan said.
He also identified the wounded trooper as Pfc. Von Carlos
Torres who was immediately airlifted and brought to a hospital in Iloilo City
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=733638
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