The Southern Luzon Command announced that its 1st Infantry
Battalion seized six weapons and assorted materiel during an encounter with an
estimated 30 New People's Army (NPA) fighters at Barangay Mababang Lalim, Gen.
Nakar town, Quezon Tuesday morning.
The clash, which lasted for 40 minutes, occurred at 10 a.m.,
Southern Luzon Command spokesperson Major Angelo Guzman said.
Lt. Col. Edgar Mangabay, 1st Infantry Battalion commander,
said an AK-47 automatic rifle, one M-16, an M-1 Garand, three home-made shotguns
and a radio and back packs containing subversive documents were recovered at
the encounter site.
"The NPAs suffered casualties as blood stains were seen
scattered in the encounter site," Mangabay said.
He added that none of his men were hurt nor killed in the
encounter.
Southern Luzon Command head Major Gen. Ricardo R. Visaya
reminded his ground commanders to continue occupying identified NPA lairs in
their respective areas of operation.
"With our soldiers occupying former NPA safe havens,
the NPAs have been on the run for the past four months," he added.
"They are more visible now and we are tracking them.
Soon we will get these terrorists," Visaya said.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=757143
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